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Plural Marriage Made Interesting

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

June 14, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

Before I get into this review, I think it’s important that I tell you I was born and raised in Mormonism and spent a great deal of time in Utah. So the polygamy of it all is extra interesting to me. That’s right. The title of this novel refers to “plural marriage,” which is what fundamentalist Mormons call (and called) polygamy from the 19th century to today. Thursday is the second wife of a man who is married to three women. His first wife, Monday […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #polygamy, 2019, domestic thriller, Fiction, marriage thriller, novel, Pacific Northwest, plural marriage, Portland, Seattle, Tarryn Fisher

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #polygamy, 2019, domestic thriller, Fiction, marriage thriller, novel, Pacific Northwest, plural marriage, Portland, Seattle, Tarryn Fisher ·
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Love a good domestic thriller

When I Was You by Amber Garza

May 28, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

I have a theory. It’s not necessarily original, but I have a theory. I think this wave of “domestic thriller” or “marriage thriller” novels is filling the cultural lacuna left by the disappearance of mid-budget thriller films. What once was Sleeping with the Enemy and Basic Instinct and Enough and all the rest is now filled with these novels of married couples who seem to really hate each other. Full discloure: I’m a singleton. Loud and proud. So when reading novels like Gone Girl or […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Amber Garza, domestic thriller, Fiction, marriage thriller

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Amber Garza, domestic thriller, Fiction, marriage thriller ·
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