Billie is done with her two years away, she's ready to return to New York with her slim waistline and her green eyes blazing with revenge and some unclaimed jealousy. She's out to do to Woods, her ex, exactly as he did to her, no matter the people she must step on along the way. Only, along the way she discovers that living again, even in the shadow of her divorce, isn't so bad. Woods' best friend Satcher is there as a voice of reason, as a friend to her again, and in time, as the one thing that makes her realize her wrongs. Life is messy though and just as Billie feels she has her bearings it throws a new twist at her, one she doesn't know how to face.
"The fact that no one knows me as well as my ex-husband, who left me for another woman, is both devastating and frightening like I’m not worthy of being known fully."
I typically don't review Tarryn's books that I buy for personal reading, I just star rate and move on. However, since I did use this book in my wedding I feel like I owe it to the story inside to give my review. The cover and title of F* Marriage is classic Tarryn, it's a gritty story about heartbreak, love, and, obviously, marriage. It's the kind of book that makes you sit back and think, a contemporary romance that isn't roses and butterflies and easy love. You see, our heroine is out for revenge against her husband and that clouds her vision, her entire world really. She misses the affection of another, she loses sight on herself, and she allows the ugly feelings inside of her to win. F* Marriage is a book based on the pitfalls of divorce and the side affects of being cheated on, it's also a story of hope and rejuvenation; it's a book I can personally say I didn't know I needed.
"I don't go by Billie anymore."
"Why not?"
"She was married to you."
Billie is an emotionally charged woman, she goes after what she wants in a way I respected, but in F* Marriage I also found myself liking the other characters too. Woods is a narcissist, he plays the game well, but something about him just was likable and felt sincere. Satcher, on the other hand, is your stereotypical best friend pining after the girl who got away, but I loved him. He's charming, self-aware, and sometimes a bit dumb, but he's so good for Billie. There are a number of other secondary characters, particularity one best friend, Jules, I really wish we'd spend more time with. Yes, there is OW and OM drama in this book, far more of it than my fellow reading friends might typically like, but as I love a good relationship triangle...or square as it may be, this hit the nail on the head for me. And yes, I rolled my eyes a few times too, Billie isn't always the smartest on her quest for revenge, she very easily steps on others and it is hard at times to like her. Being a scorned woman can change you, I know that thirst to come out on top all too well, but there's a time when you sort out what will really make you feel better and it takes Billie far longer than one might expect for her to realize that.
"Divorce isn't supposed to happen, but it does, and no one really knows how to deal with it. It frees you of one thing while imprisoning you with a thousand others. Life isn't even remotely fair."
I'll give you this, I likely enjoyed this book more than others just because I like anything Tarryn writes. I can see the flaws, this book absolutely went off track for about 40% of it, but it get's tied up and the ending I wanted was there and well, sometimes people get shafted in real life and that's what happened in this book. It's a bit more of a fun read from Tarryn Fisher and definitely more contemporary than some of her more recent releases. It's a novel that will have readers loving or hating it, the kind you have to read for yourself to decide on.
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With every book I pick up from Tarryn, I’m always afraid I’ll be disappointed. It has to happen sometime, right?Well, this isn’t the time. Once again Tarryn has created a story that I absolutely love! This book reminds us that it’s ok to love ourselves and to do what makes us happy.This is a definite 5 star from me.
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