Dead to Her review

Synopsis:

When Marcie walked down the aisle to marry Jason Maddox, she knew her life would never be the same again. Charming, rich, handsome – Jason can give her everything she’s ever wanted.

The uninvited guest...

But then Keisha arrives in town, and Marcie realises her life of luxury could be snatched away. Because Keisha seems to know all of Marcie’s secrets – the shocking, the scandalous, and the downright sinful.

The fight for survival...

Marcie refuses to go down without a fight. The only question is – how far will she go to come out on top?

My Review:

This book had so much potential but, for me, it just never seemed as thrilling as it could have been.

Set in the hot South in a neighbourhood where wealth and family name is power, Marcie and Keisha meet and become entangled in a web of lies and deceit surrounding their rich husbands.

It took me ages to get through this book because the first two thirds were incredibly dull and the story just didn’t seem to be going anywhere. Finally, the plot began to get interesting in the last hundred pages or so, but for me it was just too little too late.

A good point of this book, however, was the characters. Most of the main characters are very morally grey, or seem like bad people but you still end up rooting for them. I liked how there was no pre-established good person and bad person, and all the characters were in fact all as bad as each other and in same ways deserved what they got.

I also liked the way that the wealthy people were depicted and how the book highlighted how dependent on their money and reputation they are, as well as how quickly all of that can go down the drain.

Overall, a book with some good parts but just a bit disappointing for me.

My Rating - 6/10

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