Tarryn Fisher

The Wrong Family, and Potentially, the Wrong Book

The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher

July 7, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

This is a bit of a rollercoaster, but I didn’t particularly enjoy the ride. It’s diverting, but overall, I would say I enjoyed it a medium amount. Juno is a former therapist with some dark secrets who is living in Seattle. She lives with a cute little family with the last name Crouch – Winnie, Nigel, and their teenage son who is starting to rebel against his parents. He no longer wants to do what they say or eat what they want him to or […]

Plural Marriage Made Interesting

The Wives by Tarryn Fisher

June 14, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

Before I get into this review, I think it’s important that I tell you I was born and raised in Mormonism and spent a great deal of time in Utah. So the polygamy of it all is extra interesting to me. That’s right. The title of this novel refers to “plural marriage,” which is what fundamentalist Mormons call (and called) polygamy from the 19th century to today. Thursday is the second wife of a man who is married to three women. His first wife, Monday […]

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