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Audio, kindle and hardback versions read. First, let there be no misunderstanding: Covet is a wonderful example of Women's Fiction and not under the huge Romance heading. If romance is your stock and trade go-to read, just know this beforehand. I found that piece of advice very helpful to get my head and heart in the right frame of mind for Covet.
I was emotionally wiped out upon finishing Covet. There are no evil characters, or even characters I couldn't relate with. Just life brings hard times that can hammer a marriage into unrecognizable pieces. The question in Covet and reality is: will relationships endure, grow or fade?
Claire and Chris began their marriage (as all couples do) with dreams and hope for their new life. The smallest decisions each of them make affects this relationship. Some of these decisions appear inconsequential, yet create emotional distance and apathy in the marriage. I felt I was a silent observer to the story where I wanted to do some serious "What are you Thinking?" interventions. I found myself cheering on Claire, Chris and Daniel (handsome police officer and friend of Claire). With each character's point of view chapter, I found I readjusted my perspective on the storyline. Fickle, indecisive me.
In addition to the 3 major characters, there are a variety of friends and neighbors who are facing their own challenges.
I loved how it was shown that everyone has struggles. No one is untouched by adversity. It is a choice of how each of the characters (or ourselves) will face life's difficulties. A choice on how to live the life we have.
Covet is a 5 star read.


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Covet Tracey Garvis Graves 9780525954071 Books Reviews

Covet is Claire's story. And Chris's story. And Daniel's. It is the story of how appearances aren't always what they seem. We pick up after Claire and Chris have been married for several years, have two children, and after Chris has recently been hired after being unemployed for a year.

"We're the Cantons. Sun-kissed, all-American, picture-perfect. By all appearances, we're the ideal suburban family. As long as you don't look too closely."

On the outside, things look great. But with Chris's new job that requires traveling five days a week, not to mention the stress of being unemployed for a year and all the stresses that come along with that, life in the Canton household is far from perfect.

Claire does everything she can to keep the hopes and emotions of her family buoyed - but that comes at a cost. With her husband gone so often, she gets the leftovers - the scraps - of what little is left of his time after the ridiculous demands of his boss and after he spends time with his his kids. "As he should" she says. But after all that - simply put - Claire is lonely.

Enter Daniel.

Now, this story is not what you think. It is not a story of adultery or betrayal. It is a story of loneliness and devotion and vulnerability and faith. It is a story of friendship and love and connections between people. It is a story of clinging to whatever you have to to cope and survive.

Covet is written from three different points of view - Claire, Chris and Daniel. We get glimpses into their past, into their present, and not only into their lives, but the lives of their friends and neighbors. Glimpses that go beyond the outer layers until you see just how vulnerable these characters are, no matter how things appear from a distance. I was pulling for Claire and Chris. I loved the friendship between Claire and Daniel - is it even possible for a man and a woman to be just friends?

And when tough decisions had to be made, I felt the heartbreak. But beyond that heartbreak, I also found hope. And faith. And my heart was completely full of FEELS!

This book blew me away. From the very first page until the very last word, I couldn't put it down and Tracey Garvis Graves secured her spot at the very top of my "I'll read anything and everything they ever write" list. I didn't eat. I stayed up way too late.

Simply put, books like this one are why I read.
This is one of those stories that really gives you food for thought, much in the same way that On the Island did for me. I was constantly putting myself in the scenario, wondering how I would respond in the same situation. I have always felt that I have very strong feelings as it relates to marriage, fidelity, and trust, and they still remain; but what this story did was helped me to see the subtle nuance and fragile nature of a relationship. I mean this book really made me think, and examine the nature of infidelity and the importance of communication in a committed marriage/relationship.

The author slowly and meticulously drew us into the life and of Claire and Chris, and helped to paint the picture of how they made it to the point of being ships passing in the night. What I always find fascinating when authors give the male and female POV, is that the male is usually thinking on the right track, but they don't often verbalize it. It was also intriguing to see how they each dealt with stress; initially Claire would reach out, but Chris would close up, even getting to the point of asking Claire to basically leave him alone because he was so depressed over his unemployment. With a year of unemployment, and then another year of working a stressful job that kept him away from his family, Chris drifted farther and farther away from Claire.

Meanwhile, enter Daniel; a sweet, gentle soul, who picked up on so much of what Claire needed and desired, and still managing to be a gentleman. Okay, now here is where me gauging my moral compass gained momentum. I knew that the direction of the relationship between Claire and Daniel was not healthy and extremely dangerous and I knew that it was wrong, but I understood it. The emotional bond that they created, is much more intimate and stronger than any physical relationship could be. I just kept holding my breath, because I was afraid of the outcome, and I cared enough about all three in this dynamic that I didn't want anyone to get hurt. Was it naïve of me to want to see them all happy, especially Daniel? In the end, I felt like my heart was a bit in limbo ; I was hopeful and optimistic, but a little sad and I wasn't really sure why. I felt like this story was a tool to recalibrate that moral compass, WOW Tracey, that some powerful gift you've got there. Thanks for a thought provoking read.
Audio, kindle and hardback versions read. First, let there be no misunderstanding Covet is a wonderful example of Women's Fiction and not under the huge Romance heading. If romance is your stock and trade go-to read, just know this beforehand. I found that piece of advice very helpful to get my head and heart in the right frame of mind for Covet.
I was emotionally wiped out upon finishing Covet. There are no evil characters, or even characters I couldn't relate with. Just life brings hard times that can hammer a marriage into unrecognizable pieces. The question in Covet and reality is will relationships endure, grow or fade?
Claire and Chris began their marriage (as all couples do) with dreams and hope for their new life. The smallest decisions each of them make affects this relationship. Some of these decisions appear inconsequential, yet create emotional distance and apathy in the marriage. I felt I was a silent observer to the story where I wanted to do some serious "What are you Thinking?" interventions. I found myself cheering on Claire, Chris and Daniel (handsome police officer and friend of Claire). With each character's point of view chapter, I found I readjusted my perspective on the storyline. Fickle, indecisive me.
In addition to the 3 major characters, there are a variety of friends and neighbors who are facing their own challenges.
I loved how it was shown that everyone has struggles. No one is untouched by adversity. It is a choice of how each of the characters (or ourselves) will face life's difficulties. A choice on how to live the life we have.
Covet is a 5 star read.