Well Written, Awful Characters

Trigger Warning: Infidelity

[I don’t think there would be nearly as many 1 star and DNF reviews if the trigger warning was clear up front. The book’s title aside, this is a just hard line for a lot of people.]

My rating for the story is based on the average of two scores:

1. Bradley Brady’s writing is crisp and clean. I truly believe he’s a talented story teller. (5 stars)

As an aside, I don’t think the other reviewers would have found reading the secondary characters’ perspectives nearly as objectionable if it weren’t for item two below.

2. Almost every single character in this book exhibits some degree of character flaw or unlikable behavior, and some characters are truly truly awful. While I was increasingly invested in the story and wanted to know how everything turned out, my anxiety also increased every time certain secondary characters hit the scene. (negative 1 star)