Review: The Evolution of a Mistress to a Wife
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
While this may come off as slightly over dramatic I must say that it seemed like I waited a lifetime for Wife to be released. After reading Mistress and discovering that the next installment in the trilogy was named Wife I became consumed with questions of what was to come for Jay and Keisha. Could I actually take the title to heart and believe a happily ever after was in sight? Was it just wishful thinking that both of them could finally get to a place of self forgiveness and love?I am literally shaking my head at my thoughts. Just the fact that I would want Keisha to find any type of contentment speaks volumes about the level of talent Nia Forrester has as a writer. To be able to take a character that was hated by everyone who was ever introduced to her and make the reader want to root for her is a feat within itself. Yet that is exactly what Ms. Forrester does so well. Her characters are human and they are most oftentimes flawed, making them relatable to the reader. So when they are in pain, in struggle or in love you feel ever nuisance of their emotions. By the end of Mistress I felt I understood Keisha and wanted her to finally have the love that would heal her scars and chase away her demons.Did Wife deliver? Yes it did! This is another well written, pull you in so you can't put it down tale! Without giving too much away I will say that losing a few years of my mortality was well worth it for this story. In Wife we continue to see Keisha grow in maturity and come to realize she has value. She begins to evolve, leaving the mistress behind her, moving towards a woman who could be a valued wife. Is her and Jay's relationship still a bit dysfunctional? Yes and the way they resolve issues is a bit disturbing but they love and need each other and that is most evident when they are in the midst of their issues.So now I try to patiently wait for the final installment titled Mother, which is already causing me anxiousness based on little signs I picked up in Wife. As with the one I know the next will be worth the wait!