There was, quite literally, no plot. This could've been a solid 100 pages maximum when it was instead drug out over 300+ pages of unrelenting, unwitty, boring conversation with no life to it. I loved the idea of it - thinking it would have some big meaning behind it. Instead, I was reminded of a conveyor belt sushi restaurant with little to no taste and a chance of food poisoning, and I get whatever this sad concoction is? The end was also abrupt, had no explanation, and was terribly unsatisfying. I'm honestly sad that I even bought this. I'm so glad I never have to read it again. ( )

What would you do if one day you returned home to find a strange man in your house, who claims to be your husband? What if everyone you know agrees with him? That's what happens to Lauren. And what's even odder, when he goes up into the attic to fetch something, a different husband comes down. So begins a fun story of finding the perfect husband when the possibilities are endless. How to choose? Or do you? ( )

Don’t know how to rate this book though the premise is original. How do we choose a husband and is it really love? Lauren finds herself with a magical attic that sends down a different husband when an old one goes up. Some she keeps for a while and others she sends right back up. Her world changes a bit with each new husband; different color wall, tweaks to her apartment and new photos and messages on her phone with the husband which she examines to figure out who he is. Her close neighbors accept each husband as if he had been around a while. They never remember previous husbands, the world resets with each new man down the ladder. The author is clever in showing us whether dating and marriage is sustainable and will reveal the perfect mate. Is there a perfect mate? ( )

[The Husbands] is one of those books that all my friends are reading, so I decided to give it a try. The premise is great - a young woman comes home from a night of partying with her friends to find a husband in her home that she doesn't remember. She quickly discovers that any time the husband goes fully into the attic of her apartment, a new husband comes down and her life is subtly changed.

Lauren flies through husbands, keeping some a few months, most a couple days, and lots for just minutes. I was worried the author wouldn't be able to sustain the premise for a whole novel, but actually, I think it worked pretty well. The book ends up bringing up lots of thoughts about relationships and what people are really looking for. Is there such a thing as a perfect person to marry? A soul mate? Are all husbands "just ok"? Are you yourself no matter who you marry/love?

I liked this and recommend it if you're looking for something modern and fun. ( )

Quirky bit of what can happen when parallel universe lines collide, but only for some people. It got a little bogged down in places for me, then sped along in others. But does pacing really matter if you can just go up to the attic and redo it? ( )