Review: Well worth the wait!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
This book, as with all of her others, is so beautifully written it actually make me a little sick to my stomach to think about it. It stirs up so much emotion that I *actually* psychically hurt by the time it was over. Happiness, sadness, anger (so, so much anger) were weaved flawlessly through these pages, without being overt. Nia doesn't tell you "Jay is confused," she makes you feel it right along with him.When you start this, just be prepared to give the next several hours of your life to this book. I made the mistake of reading the first few pages in the middle of my day. Needless to say, the rest of it was canceled. I came home and didn't even take off my boots and sweater, I just sat down and read until the end. And what. an. end!!!!!! I think I actually squealed!I used to hate Keisha. Like, hate hate hate her. The person she was in "Commitment" was just a disgusting human being. Then, we see the real her, or at least, some of it, in "Mistress", which I started to NOT read, but who are we kidding? As long as I have money to spare, I'll read anything Nia writes. Back to the point though, "Wife" delves even deeper into Keisha and Jay, and we learn so much about them, good and bad. I'm not sure there's a single character in the book that I didn't want to choke at one point or another, but that's just a testament to the writing. If you're not connected enough to the characters for them to piss you off, what's the point?I can't leave without talking about Fiona. Oh, Fiona. Well.... I don't think profanity is allowed in reviews so I won't talk about Fiona,lol.I have to say that I was very surprised by the ending. Not by what happened, but that it actually happened! I'll leave that there to avoid spoiling anything!Anyway, this was absolutely a five star read for me, no question. Not only did I feel very connected with characters, the story was just beautifully, thoughtfully written. I would absolutely recommend this read!