Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book!

I have read all of Pekkanen's except for one-- which I own. So I was so excited to be approved a copy of her newest.
Though it happens in many books, I always feel slightly uncomfortable reading about unfaithful marriages. It has become such a common part of society it is scary. And this book felt so real. My heart broke for Josie, which is where 90% of our focus lies. Pekkanen did an wonderful job on focusing on the raw emotions of someone who is put in this situation. We do not wander to the feelings of others-- dumbing down the main focus that is the wife. Unlike most books, it did not turn into what the woman could have done better or that she simply accepts it all, but how a woman gets past or through an emotional monkey wrench of a husband being unfaithful.
I normally skip Author's Notes-- completely guilty-- especially when they are at the end of a book. But the one for this book was at the beginning. Pekkanen explained where the idea for this book came from, as well as, some statistics on infidelity. I found this to be a perfect lead in for this book because no matter how much we do not want to think about it, infidelity is real and sadly, in 2018 is everywhere. This book deals with a very real topic that has real effects on many people and done so well.
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