This book about a successful middle-aged local politician who starts cheating on his wife with his son’s fiancée (a seemingly banal theme) was impressively given life and I ate it right up.  

When this sort of story is presented in a short length like this, I tend to expect overly flowery writing with the specifics of the plot tucked away, but I really enjoyed the writing style and how it laid everything bare. It had the effect of a pot slowly coming to a boil and then boiling over with how it reached a pretty shocking pitch.  

The MC acted on his desires, at first with apprehension and fear but then with increasing boldness and obsession. His morphing was fascinating to watch because isn’t that really how it is when we’re doing something we shouldn’t? A false sense of security in our ability to go so long without getting caught further cements our descent and it doesn't help if the other guilty party is also confident in their actions.

I have no major comments about his partner in crime because even though a lot of information was given about her, she remained rather two-dimensional. I know this is because we mostly got to see her through the MC’s eyes and even when we did, it was in stolen moments of lust and desire but still, her characterisation left much to be desired. Her “air of mystery” didn't mystify me. 

I loved this book enough that the incest storyline (which I tend not to like as it is usually used for shock value) didn’t even bother me and actually worked pretty well. I also found the ending to be very satisfying.