The novel I read for the third quarter was The Good Girl by Mary Kubica. This novel was a suspense thriller that I think will not be read 100 years from now. Personally, this book did not intrigue me as much as I thought it would. The beginning was very confusing and throughout the book the story line was hard to catch onto. The novel is about Mia, a young, female teacher who was kidnapped by a man at a bar. The man was supposed to hand her over to his superiors but instead sent her to a safe house in Minnesota. Since Mia comes from a wealthy family everybody is instantly suspicious why she has gone missing. While detectives stop at nothing to find her, the secrets of the seemingly "perfect" family are revealed
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"I've been following her for the past few days. I know where she buys her groceries, where she has her dry cleaning done, where she works. I don't know the color of her eyes or what they look like when she's scared. But I will." This quote is in the beginning of the book and it when Mia's stalker is planning to get her. At this point I was uninterested and thought that the book was very predictable. This didn't give me any sense of thrill or suspense. I was searching for cliffhangers and major surprises but I didn't get that. I was unresponsive to all the characters and events in the book. In conclusion, this book will not be read in 100 years because of the disappointment caused by this weak novel.
According to the overview you gave of the novel, I wouldn't want to read the book either. There are minor changes I would make to your post, grammar-wise. Also, even though you didn't enjoy the book, you could have elaborated more on what it was about, for instance, what kind of character Mia is, what her personality is like. Other than that, I agree with your opinion on why this novel would definitely not be read 100 years from now.
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