was maybe a third of the way through the book and was struck by the feeling that I wished this was not actually a thriller and was instead just a story about a woman who was kidnapped and declared dead, finding her way back home to find her husband remarried with two kids and how she and the family navigated that and her road to recovery. this is not a criticism at all but actually speaks to the writing style of the beginning, i really liked her character writing.

all the asides about the restaurants really made me laugh i'm not gonna lie. also i genuinely think i would not like clam chowder. i'm not gonna say i would never try it, i'll try most things, but i just don't think i would like it!!!