Annette's Reviews > The Thirteenth Husband

The Thirteenth Husband is based on real-life heiress Aimee Crocker (1864-1941).

Her father’s sudden death bestowed her with ten million dollars which she used to have a very lavish life full of adventure and carelessness.

Seeing her parent’s business-like marriage, she craved romantic love. Her first marriage was before she turned twenty. The woes of her first husband ended very quickly and as the marriage was slipping out she was desperate to keep it together at first, then she asked for divorce. At which she became very proficient.

At first, the title seems misleading as she didn’t marry thirteen times. It is explained within the story what the number thirteen really meant and what would happen then.

The only strong trait about her that I can conclude from her life was her having guts to divorce during her time, and with her status it was heavily publicized. She was constantly in the spotlight which one might argue that she actually might have enjoyed it despite the criticism.

For those who enjoy reading about high lives of others this might be an enjoyable and entertaining read. In this regard, it is written well.

My problem with this story is that it’s one of those stories that leaves me questioning what was the point of telling the story of such frivolous person. What’s the point of shedding more light on her? She got enough attention during her lifetime. I don’t see substance or truly a strong character of someone who did something amazing with her life.

The pace seems fast at first but then as her adventures start sounding like repetition the pace seems to be slowing down. Or at least, the repetition for me was causing slow disengagement from the story.

P.S. I really enjoyed The Arctic Fury by this author, which I highly recommend.

Source: ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.