The beginning of the story actually made me think of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca for some reason. Maybe it was just the mention of a boating accident and the similarity in situations: a girl marries a man she knows little about and discovers his gruesome past. I thought I was going to enjoy this story, but I found myself a little disappointed. It definitely kept me guessing, but I didn't really get any satisfaction in reading it. The story just morphed into this not-so-subtle feminist fairy tale about a woman discovering her own self worth by escaping the man who objectified her in favor of someone who couldn't use her looks to control her. It was a really well-written story, and it's awesome that she was able to escape her terrible fate and find a husband who gave her a chance at love and equality, but it just didn't do it for me.
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