I apologize in advance as this book review may contain spoilers. “The First Husband” by Laura Dave is a compelling romance novel about Annie Adams; a travel writer that lives in LA. Annie’s life is turned upside down when her long-term live-in boyfriend, Nick, decides to break-up with Annie to pursue an old crush. Sad about the break-up, Annie goes to a bar and meets Griffin; a chef from rural Massachusetts that is totally different than Nick. Within a few months, Annie and Griffin are married and starting a new life together in Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter, Annie starts to experience challenges and doubts in her marriage when meets her new in-laws, loses her job, discovers secrets about her new husband, and finds out that her old boyfriend Nick wants her back. I definitely liked this book because it was so compelling; I found myself switching sides, between wanting Annie to forgive her old boyfriend Nick and wanting Annie to stay with her new husband Griffin, the entire time I was reading. I finished the book fairly quickly as I wanted to find out who Annie chose in the end. Despite enjoying the book, I found that I couldn’t relate to Annie’s story as I am not married and I haven’t moved to a different Province/ State. My favourite parts of the book were when Annie and Griffin started their relationship and when Annie gets her dog Mila back from Nick (he got the dog in the break-up). I also loved the ending (but I don’t want to spoil it for you by describing it). My least favourite part was when Annie meets Griffin’s ex-girlfriend (Gia), which causes Annie to start to have doubts about her own relationship with Griffin. Regardless, I don’t think that I would change the plot of this novel in any way; I think that it was quite engaging to reading and the book ended the way that I wanted it to (again, I don’t want to spoil it by describing it). I believe that this book would typically be best suited for an audience of women that enjoy contemporary romance novels or “chick lit”. I give “The First Husband” a 4 out of 5 butterflies rating; I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it to others but it wasn’t very action-packed and Annie’s story wasn’t very relatable to me. “The First Husband” photo credit: “Luxury Reading” website Book Rating: 4/ 5
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