I swear I only finished this book five days ago and I can't think of a single thing to say about it.

The one thing I remember liking was the main character's relationship with her husband. She was kidnapped and raped as a young girl and that's something that influences her character and her relationships, and it's allowed to influence her marriage too. But her marriage is still healthy and has good boundaries. I just really liked the way it was written.

But that was kind of it for the positives. Everything was boring. Even the things that were poorly done and pissed me off in the moment were boring. Like I really can't remember any of the things that irritated me anymore, although I do remember there being quite a few of them while reading. I've written a number of reviews quite delayed, especially lately, and it does impact the quality of the review/how much I remember, but not to this degree. And especially not after only five days.

The one negative I can remember right now is being vaguely disgruntled by the ending. I remember thinking "that was it? what was the point" when it was all over. It felt like this book didn't accomplish anything, like there wasn't any growth or development from any of the characters. We just reached the end and everyone shrugged and kind of continued on.

This book probably wouldn't stop me from reading Laura Lippman again. I doubt I'll remember that she's an author I've read. In fact, this is probably the kind of book that I would potentially pick up again in a few years and think "huh, this premise sounds interesting. might give it a go" completely forgetting that I've already read it.