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The Doctor’s Wife by Daniel Hurst
1.0

Pros
+ Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss

Cons
- The plot was so predictable because all the foreshadowing was so heavy-handed. Especially the prologue which just reveals the big plot twist right away.
- All of the characters are so unbelievably stupid.
Fern: presented as some sort of mastermind for getting away with murdering her husband and framing his mistress. Fern's husband, Drew: thinks that he's getting away with his affair despite being so obvious. Rory: declares that he's in love with Fern despite them having very few interactions.

- Every POV character does an internal monologue detailing their plans and motivations. Everything is laid out for the reader in the most boring way possible.
- Neither Drew or Fern want to divorce each other despite being clearly unhappy in their marriage. Their explanations/excuses for why divorce isn't an option make no sense. 
- I hated the last chapter that was obviously setting up a sequel.
Greg's plan makes no sense and his justification for suspecting Fern was so flimsy.