Never Say Never: An Urban Crime Thriller

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧? And I oop… I was happy to read this book for the @theofficialchapterchat Book Club selection this month. It was a quick and drama filled read.  In the beginning I kinda sympathized with Marla. She was a new mom, insecure in her post-baby boy and feeling like her husband was having a fling with his attractive, young colleague. But as the story progressed, Marla quickly got on my ever loving nerves with her unhinged antics. I actually highlighted quite a few yesss girl statements. One that made me have an entire conversation with myself about was, “Maya was almost one years old; how long could she continue to use her baby as an excuse for being out of shape?” Chileee, my daughter is 18 yo and she’s still my excuse 🫣😭😂 I liked that there was an unreliable narrator, short chapters, and unexpected twists throughout the story. I did find it predictable, but it was still a decent read!