The Undoing of My Marriage
28th October, 2025
In the wake of early parenthood and the Covid-19 pandemic, AJ suppresses her growing sense of entrapment in marriage – despite its idyllic beginnings. She knows she should be content. Doesn’t she have everything she once wanted? But when she stumbles into a whirlwind online affair with David, a man she meets on Instagram, she can’t deny how intoxicating it feels to be wanted again. To feel longing, to feel desired, to be seen as more than a wife and mother.
Not wanting to disrupt their daughter’s stable family life, AJ wonders: What if it’s not marriage, but monogamy that’s the problem? Convinced she’s found the perfect solution, she persuades her husband to try an open relationship.
What was supposed to revive their love instead becomes the catalyst for AJ’s unravelling – and the marriage’s undoing.
Interwoven with immersive prose and lyrical poetic reflections, The Undoing of My Marriage is an unapologetically honest, wryly humorous, and profoundly introspective exploration of female desire and modern relationships. A must-read for anyone who has ever questioned their choices.
Reviews
Very well written. I was hooked to the story already from the first pages. It's the reality of a married life that drew me in. I really like the writing and I enjoyed easy and captivating chapters. Poems are nice addition and relevant to the story. Thank you for this book and something to think about. I will be re-reading for sure.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital review copy.
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This review was originally published on goodreads on 10 December 2025.
This is such a raw and emotional read. I felt it in my whole heart. you can relate to alot of what these characters are going through even if only in parts and even if its simply because we are all living in current times. but the grass isn't always greener line is one for a reason. and we might all think or see a different life, a different moments. but for me this book proved that humans are humans as they ever were and sometimes a "new way" is going to challenge a fair few human hearts a bit too much. especially in this book when our main character clearly was behaving out of symptoms of a wider problem within rather than just want to be devoured and have fun with someone other.
i liked how it was judgy or pushy and simply a story of itself.
and it was as honest as it needed to be given the subject matter which i also appreciated. whilst being on the side of not wanting us all to spiral into a depressive state whilst reading!
i want to check out more from this author for sure as the writing was really good and i enjoyed the flow of the writing alot.
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This review was originally published on NetGalley.
Aj Moore has written a devastating book about about her marriage.From the bright happy days of their relationship to years into their relationship where she looks for affection on line.Such a sad raw intimate look at her life her marriage.
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This review was originally published on NetGalley.
This book was very raw. It was sad. It was very emotional and a lot of people can relate to this book in their day-to-day life or their path, life, etc. but it has so many mixed emotions. It grabs you by the road it doesn’t let you go into the very last page I was excited for this book because sometimes we all go through things and we’re afraid and she took a lot of chances and it was very roar. Thank you for this read.
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This review was originally published on NetGalley.
AJ's book came to me at the exact moment when I needed it most. I devoured the story she shared. Her writing is excellent and authentic.
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This review was originally published on Amazon on 28 October 2025.
This was such a raw and devastating look at the undoing of a marriage and what lead up to the end. The author’s honesty is amazing and I was captivated while reading. This is a book many people in our current times will be able to relate to in one way or another. The poetry throughout was also beautiful. This book will really make you reflect and think. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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This review was originally published on goodreads on 28 October 2025.