Reviews

Infidelity by Stacey May Fowles

papertraildiary's review against another edition

4.0

Stacey May Fowles is a wonderful writer! I love her beautiful style. This is the first book of hers that I've read and now I want to read them all. I was enamored with this story from the first page straight to the end. Warning: you might blush if you're reading this in public.

gibetal's review against another edition

2.0

This book is getting two stars because I did want to finish it, but I wasn't really enjoying it. The writing was lovely, but I didn't like any of the characters. Every single one of them was a personified stereotype, from the loving boyfriend to the poet. The relationships were all incredibly cliche; the loving, but dull, relationships were flung aside in favour of the passion, excitement, and chemistry of an affair between two opposites who you would have never expected to be together. I'm sure this was intentional, but I was expecting something different.

I was so excited for a book set in my home town and a story that I thought would provide insight into the fictional mind of someone having an affair. This book just fell flat for me, unfortunately.

kandisebrown's review against another edition

4.0

I devoured this in a matter of hours. Engaging and well-characterized. I suspect the "genius writer is not so secretly a pathetic man child" character was a particular delight for Fowles to write.

fishsauce's review against another edition

4.0

Proof that you can despise the characters in a book and still like the book.

emmkayt's review against another edition

3.0

Page-turning dissection of an affair. Certainly very readable. Sometimes insightful, and sometimes overly melodramatic. I think I could have done without the omniscient interpretive voice that inserts itself throughout, telling us just why characters are doing things.

chichay_joaq's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nickelini's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

franks_beans's review

challenging emotional fast-paced

3.0

anndouglas's review

5.0

If you have an affair, you're a bad person, right? Well, no -- or at least that's the premise of this well-written novel, which explores the circumstances that lead an almost-married hairdresser to pursue an affair with a very married writer (and vice versa). The novel avoids black-and-white and moralistic thinking, choosing instead to concentrate on the intricacies of the web of relationships involved. Very well written. Highly recommended.