Jill is Not Happy

I won’t beat it around the bush: this is probably the worst thriller I’ve read in a long time. The writing is really bad. That will often be the case and the plot will make it worth it, but that was not the case with this one–the plot wasn’t great, either! There’s no big twist and the ending was deeply unsatisfying. Jack and Jill live a beautiful, privileged life. But they have secrets. Jack is over it. He’s having an affair with a younger woman, and plans to leave his wife. But Jill has been keeping secrets too. And she is not going to let Jack go so easily. The two take a road trip to Utah. Jill thinks it’s a reconciliation trip; Jack thinks it’s the last time he’ll have to deal with her. Jill’s planned every detail and is set on keeping Jack’s attention. I read it in an afternoon, thinking it would get better. It didn’t. This is highly skippable. It did hold my attention for that afternoon, but it was folllowed by that “ugh, what did I just read, why did I just waste my afternoon” sort of vibe.