Emily’s Reviews > Gothictown > Status Update

The main character has blamed her husband for the creepy atmosphere, his insomnia, his nightmares. She never heard him out when he mentioned feeling off and wanting to go back to their home because of her own selfish ambitions. She kissed another guy, her husband asks for a break, then divorce. Right after he asks for divorce she sleeps with said guy and her husband winds up dead because of this creepy town. So done.

I have the same issue with this book that I did with the marvelous miss maisel. However, in that show she had her parents that she always dumped the kids on. In this book she only has one kid, but solo parenting…I just don’t think it’s portrayed very realistically. Most solo parents don’t have time to drink, flirt, run a business, plan cute outfits, contact their ex, solve a mystery, and go to parties.

Everyone is wildly unsympathetic to Peter. And that’s makes sense except for his wife. Throwing things, combativeness, and anger aren’t good things Im not justifying that. But Billie is a bulldozer who only cares about what she wants. My husband was snippy when he started working overnight. And why tf is JaMiE always around. I hate it here.

He’s resentful of your success??? Babe, he’s a therapist who just developed night terrors and insomnia. This isn’t about you. I wish this book had Peter’s POV. Also no hate, but if he was ever gonna be resentful of your success it would have been when you were a big shot in New York. You run a cafe in a tiny run down town. And Peter being upset about there being no book shop, IS VALID.

Okay… so our protagonists husband throws a glass during a fight and now we’re supposed to be okay with an affair???? I’m sorry, what??? YOU HAVE A CHILD, YOUR FRONTAL LOBE IS DEVELOPED, YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH IT. But no yah sure this is fine.

This story would be more compelling from Peter’s perspective. His wife uproots their family to open her restaurant, the deal is shady, he’s worried for the safety of his child, his wife is flirting with some dude, he can’t sleep, has an uneasy feeling. Idk from his perspective I would actually be unnerved. From her perspective I’m just a bit irritated.

This woman is a chef and she just said “egg frittata.” My sister in Christ. That’s like saying my egg omelette. I bet that frittata was bland bro. Yeah, people loved when I mixed my egg with egg.