This book had a terrible start and an annoying plot, making me wish it was over when I first began reading it. I have no intention on finishing the series, and though I won't find out about the revenge taken on Diane, I won't consider it much of a loss regardless of my curiosity.

The entire novel was based off Catherine pining for the man who would never love her back, and her love felt forced because I never saw a reason for her to love him. All I was interested in was seeing how Catherine would take revenge on Diane, and even that wasn't done with by the end of the book - and that was the only thing keeping me reading.

Basing an entire plot on the underhanded fighting of women was boring, and Catherine's spite, though well deserved, was tiring - her character could've been shown in such a better way. She changed so drastically from the person she was as a child to the spiteful and obsessive woman she became in her marriage, and it happened so suddenly that it felt forced - regardless of if it could be blamed on her hatred for Diane and her love for Henry or not.

I absolutely hated the way the POV jumped around multiple times in one scene, too; now I understand why head-hopping is such a jarring and undesirable way to write, as it was confusing and pointless. It showed viewpoints that didn't feel necessary and could've been cut out entirely; I would've preferred if the entire thing were from Catherine's perspective alone. I also didn't like when Catherine's thoughts blended in with the narration, as I had more than enough of her as it was - I didn't need everything painted with her beliefs - and it felt awkward that the two weren't properly separated.

Francis was at least a fun character whenever he appeared; I enjoyed whatever scenes he was in, but no matter how much of him could've appeared, nothing could've saved this book for me.

So many scenes felt unnecessary, and there was so much of Catherine complaining about everything and telling us how she felt that I couldn't feel much sympathy for her nor could I enjoy anything about the writing. Wanting to give up reading in the beginning was a terrible start, so I didn't have a favourable impression of the book at all; I definitely won't be reading the rest of the series.