really good book - although i will say, the characters were all flawed.

to put it briefly:

tom. as much as i can emphathise with the difficulty and heartbreak and fear he would have experienced in his life, marion should not have been utilised as part of his game. no matter what love he had for her. no matter what he was afraid would happen to him. she did not deserve it.

patrick. he knew just as much as tom what was happening. he allowed for marion to be a little toy in their little web of lies. his passion and love is admirable, but it was not fair for her.

marion. despite everything, i cannot blame her for revealing the secret. i can blame her for continuing to protect tom after everything. after he failed to support her, continued to gaslight her out of fear - everything. she shouldn’t have stayed.