Book Club Review: Gone Girl

It has been way too long since our book club got together, but with busy lives it's hard to get a group of ladies together! This month's selection was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Plot: On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick Dunne’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick Dunne isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but hearing from Amy through flashbacks in her diary reveal the perky perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer? As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister Margo at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was left in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

Review: This definitely wasn't my least favorite book of our book club. That honor still resides with Invisible Monsters. But I definitely had mixed feelings about this book. I felt like by the end of it I didn't really like either of the main characters, which is hard for me, but the story itself was so good and creepy! I never would have guessed what was really going on, and I haven't met anyone else who has either, so the author gets points for that! We commented that our book discussion actually didn't take that long tonight because we all felt basically the same way. Usually there's more spark to our discussions, but none of us really liked the characters or the ending. I think it's worth the read without getting your hopes TOO high up.

It's my pick next time...any suggestions?