Just imagine: coming home to a broken table and blood everywhere and a missing wife. And to make
things worse, everyone thinks you’re the one who murdered your wife. Now your against everyone, trying to prove yourself innocent. Well, that’s exactly what Nick Dunne went through.
On their fifth anniversary, Nick Dunne came home from another day working at The Bar to find that his wife has disappeared. There’s broken glass everywhere and all the furniture is tipped over. Nick calls cops Boney and Gilpin to help his find his wife and from there, they find Amy’s annual anniversary scavenger hunt where Nick follows the clues to his gift. Along the way, any clues that Nick or the public find lead to him killing his own wife when in actuality, he’s looking for her. It’s a struggle between marriage, manipulation and dishonesty as we witness the extremes of a marriage gone wrong. I loved the way the chapters were set up. Every chapter was switched between Amy and Nick and some were told from Amy’s diary. I thought it was interesting to read some chapters from the past and some from the future. It was funny how both characters are unreliable narrators and it’s hard to pick who you want to believe even as the story progresses. Your opinions on Amy and Nick change though the entire story until the end because we see a side to both characters that is internally captured and only us, the readers, can behold. Some parts of the book I could see how many people would find unnecessary to have but at the same time added to a character’s personality. An example could be the many times a
character cursed. It may seem highly unneeded, but this reveals a lot about how a character acts daily. Overall, I loved the book from the moment I spotted it at Costco to the moment I put it down and reevaluated my life. This novel constantly has you on the edge of your seat, waiting for something to
happen only to find the complete opposite. I’m looking fo
rward to the sequel (which may or may not come out) because I would love to read the life that continues and if any unresolved issues ever become fixed. I would highly recommend this book to anyone mature enough or who enjoys to read about violence, murder and psychotic natures. I would also recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery thrillers.