I restarted this book so many times and just could not get into it. Red/Black is about wife and mother Sarah Hughes packing up her family and moving to Germany for her husband’s job where she falls deeper into her gambling addiction. I don’t like gambling so this was difficult for me because this character is defined by the fact she’s a gambler.

Although it has a contemporary focus based on mental health and gambling, it won’t date..Red Black This book is not my usual genre but having once started reading it its a real page turner . Beautifully written it keeps you guessing until the end.

A triple whammy, AA, GA and NA and that's just the doctors wife.

This could oh so easily fallen of the rails. Addiction, is at best a minefield to write about. Every person is different, as is each addiction. It does well to incorporate the drugs and alcohol along side the gambling. Yes people have multiple addictions.

Back to the story. For a debut novel, this is excellent. The characters and the plot are very strong. The casino's are well represented but only due to the narrative of what's going through the characters mind for bet placements.

Army, a move to Germany, infidelity and a marriage breakdown.

I could give you more, but this is one story you are going to have to read for yourself.

Just remind yourself this one thing, "...the house always wins..."


Status: Completed

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Great and extremely tense sorry. Td really well with great relatable characters and I would highly recommend this xx

Wow!!! I read this in one whole sitting!! This Book was great. It had an excellent pace, a strong plot and the characters had good depth and were interesting! It is an amazing read and I highly recommend it!