Review: The Unwanted Wife

The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Two and a half stars.

Theresa is married to her insta-crush Alessandro De Lucci. Unfortunately, Sandro seems to hate her and all he wants is a son. Every time they make love he refuses to kiss her and once they are done all he says is "Give me a son, Theresa ...". Theresa has finally had enough and demands a divorce, which is when Sandro lets her know that their marriage was a business arrangement/ blackmail between her father and Sandro, and until she gives him a son there can be no divorce.

Despite his cruelty Theresa is spineless enough to still be in love with Sandro, his every touch turns her to quivering mush, but for her own mental well-being she demands a divorce. The two of them have an uneasy truce, living in the same house but sleeping in separate beds.

I'm sorry but how ludicrous is that plotline? And how spineless is Theresa so stay in a marriage, and have sec, with a man who hasn't kissed her in 18 months, in fact EVER. She hasn't met his friends or his family and he has been photographed escorting a series of beautiful women to dinners and other events.

Frankly I just wanted to give Theresa a good slap and shake Sandro. Apparently Theresa is a truth-diviner because she constantly told Sandro he was lying - I'd have left her to stew in her own self-righteousness! Sandro on the other hand seemed to do so many about turns that I'm surprised he didn't get whiplash, and he could have resolved all of their issues very simply by just USING HIS WORDS!

Overall, I found the heroine to be a whiney cry-baby and the hero to be unconvincing.

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