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I gave this book three stars because I don't really know what to make of it. I bought the film on DVD and then realised it was a book so immediately went and got the book out from the library. You never find out what actually happened to the world. You only find out who they are hiding from about half way through. No names are given - it's just the man and the boy. The ending is just about as miserable as the start. But then again, I seemed to like it. It was a very easy read with it being made up of short paragraphs and simple language. It's made me want to read another of McCarthy's books and I'll probably end up buying this one. I'll be finally watching the film now too!

I gave this book four stars because although I didn't love it, it's left me thinking quite a lot. I'm not a believer in Jesus and it took me through 1/3 of the book before I look past this as just a Bible story. Although this is only a story, I find this way slightly more believable. Stories do get retold differently each time and people do make changes in order to make them more interesting. I do it myself when retelling a story to my fiancé that my sister told me or visa versa. Had this not been a Philip Pullman novel and had I not known his views on religion, I would have never read it. I'm glad I did and I hope to read this again sometime to gain a better understanding.

Stephanie, the wife of James finds a random text message from a woman on his mobile phone. After doing a little more snooping around she finds out that her husband has been living a double life with another woman, Katie for a whole year. After confronting Katie and realising that she also had no idea that James was still married, they decided to come together and get revenge on the little bastard.

A girly book without being too lovey-dovey and romantic which I really can't stand and the ending was perfect, not cliché at all. It wasn't an amazing read but it was just what I expected and it was a really nice filler in between all the other more heavy reading I usually do. This is the second book I've read from Jane Fallon and I think I'll pick up another one.