The Thinnest Air

This one has too many internal monologues that I did not enjoy. Women making stupid decisions and talking us through their not good thought processes. Needed to redline edit those parts. Plus the ending romanticizes red flag bad behavior. Not good. Solid premise but the story didn't have enough layers for me.

Lately, I've been reading a lot of fiction featuring female protagonists. And I was delighted to learn that The Thinnest Air by Minka Kent has two. Meredith and Greer couldn't be more different. The former is beautiful and, to be truthful, a little ditzy. She's not sure what she wants to do in life and, by some stroke of cosmic luck, has managed to marry a wealthy investment banker. Greer, on the other hand, is practical and focused—even hard. She's looked after her sister since they were little and apparently has zero sense of humor, not to mention a talent for winding people up. Each, however, is strong in her way.

The book is organized into chapters that alternate between Meredith and Greer, which I found to be compelling as a storytelling device. By the midpoint, I actually found myself preferring Greer's story to Meredith's. Maybe it's because the older sister is a no-nonsense kind of gal. Overall, this novel works as a fun, taut thriller. But I have to say I was somewhat disappointed in the ending, which I won't reveal here. Suffice it to say that the author set up a path that needed to lead to its logical conclusion but retreated at the end. Nevertheless, fans of the genre will find the story entertaining and the characters appealing.