Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
I’m not sure how to summarize this book without spoilers so there’s going to be a tiny spoiler (but it’s something that happens early on in the book) and then another spoiler that happens a lot later in the book but is obvious right from the start. So if you don’t like spoilers, you should stop reading now.
The story is told from the point of view of two women 1. Valerie, a single mother whose son is burned in a campfire while at a birthday party (the tiny spoiler, maybe not really even a spoiler?). When she arrives at the hospital, she finds that her son’s doctor/surgeon is extremely talented and very good looking Nick. Nick is married to 2. Tessa, mom to two who has recently quit her job in order to spend more time with her children. On the surface Nick and Tessa’s marriage and life are perfect but as the story progresses things start to break down. Nick becomes attached to Valerie’s son and start spending more and more time with Valerie. (You know where this is going right? This is the other spoiler.)
I’m not sure what to say about this book. I have no complaints about the technical aspects of the novel or even the interestingness of the story. I’m just getting kind of bored of books about cheating. Giffin seems to have a little bit of an obsession with writing about cheating. (Her last book, Love the One You’re With, was about cheating.) And to be honest, I was looking for something a little less serious here. With that cover and some of her previous books, could I be wrong to be expecting a light hearted chick lit type book?
Really, what I disliked about this book is that it wasn’t what I was expecting. Other than that there was nothing wrong with it.
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