[ARC recieved via Netgalley]

The Third Love follows Riko through her journey from child to a married adult. Her story is one about unfaithfulness, and finding connections with other women throughout historical Japan.

I really enjoyed the historical aspect we see in Riko's dreams. Kawakami uses the dreams as a way to process Riko's situation, as well as give a historical context to women's role in the marriage in Heian-, Edo-, and current day Japan. 

I'm not a huge fan of the age gap situations in the book, but they don't feel very looming while reading. There were also times I got frustrated because Riko didn't do what I wanted her to, but both of those are personal complaints.

Overall it was a good book I had fun reading, but it probably won't be a book that ends up becoming a part of me.