" the chase and the thrilling are as reliably excellent as ever, but i was seriously annoyed by the representation of jane's and carey's marriage. i hoped for a twist that would indicate the absurdity of it, and maybe jane's and carey's side adventures, with their romantic frisson, are that, but i doubt it. perry seems dead serious when he represents jane as wanting a fully dedicated domestic marriage. that this is the novel's weak point is indicated also by perry's failure to resolve it (dramatically, not thematically) at the end. bah. this gets graded down on poor handling of the romantic theme. i wouldn't want to MEET carey, let alone be married to him. he's a non character. i hope jane drops him pronto, or he her. just as long as he goes goes goes. "
— Jo, 2/12/2014