Title: The Marriage
Author: K. L. Slater
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Bookouture, 20th May 2021
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Description
Ten years ago he killed my son. Today I married him.
Ten years ago my darling son Jesse was murdered and our perfect family was destroyed. My strong, handsome boy, so full of life, became a memory, a photo I carried with me everywhere.
But today I’m finally close to finding happiness again. My ash-blonde hair has been curled into ringlets. Carefully placed white flowers frame my delicate features. The small, drab chapel has been prettied up with white satin, and there are tiny red hearts scattered on the small table where I will soon sign the register with my new husband.
The man who killed my son.
My friends and family can’t understand it. My neighbours whisper in the street whenever I walk past. How can I love a man like Tom?
They don’t really know me at all…
The most unputdownable psychological thriller you’ll read this year from the bestselling author K.L. Slater. If you love The Wife Between Us or Gone Girl, you’ll be totally hooked on The Marriage.
Review
This was AMAZING!
I am a huge fan of K. L. Slater so I had to request The Marriage when I saw that it was being released. Her style of writing is something I really like and every book of hers I have been gripped from early on and this was just the same, I was hooked!
A marriage that many people would say was completely ridiculous. Just ten years from Tom killing his best friend Jesse with just one punch and serving time for it he is out. But while he was inside, he marries Jesse’s mum Bridget!
Now obviously this did not go down well, considering Bridget is old enough to be his mother. Tom’s parents are not happy, Jesse’s son and his mum who had a close relationship with Bridget were not happy about it either. How could she forgive Tom for killing her son? Is what they are wondering.
This is not just a story about Tom and his relationships on the outside world, it is about secrets that have been festering for ten years that come to light in a shocking way.
I just couldn’t put this down; I was on the edge of my seat. I had my suspicions early on of what was going to happen and what this book was about, but what I thought was going to happen certainly did not! There were some huge twists, like immense, shocking, mouth open wide shocks. Especially towards the end. Although I did feel that the ending left me completely satisfied.
It is told from multiple perspectives which was great as I felt I got to know the characters individually and not just from how others perceived them.
A huge 5 stars from me, I really don’t know how K. L. Slater writes brilliant books over and over again. All very much different from one another but she does, she is very talented and I can’t wait to read more from her.
Author Bio
For many years, Kim sent her work out to literary agents but never made it off the slush pile. At the age of 40 she went back to Nottingham Trent University and now has an MA in Creative Writing.
Before graduating, she received five offers of representation from London literary agents which was, as Kim says, ‘a fairytale … at the end of a very long road!’
Kim is a full-time writer and lives in Nottingham with her husband, Mac.
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from Netgalley, thank you to Bookouture for allowing me to review this book and be a part of the book tour.
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