Once Upon a Time, There Was You by Elizabeth Berg.
What a disappointment! This could have, should have, been a great book. The first few chapters gave a great characterization of the parents. Sadly, the "tragedy" that befalls Sadie seemed to be a silly dumbing-down of what the reader was expecting. After that, Sadie's reaction is also ridiculous.
I am a big fan of EB's, so this novel was especially disappointing. I would never recommend this book to anyone.
2 stars.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Book #10 in 2011
Save as Draft by Cavanaugh Lee.
Written as a series of emails, with an occasional tweet or text message thrown in. Enjoyable story of Izzy's search for true love.
The format of the writing, with email to/from/date/time/re: eats up lots of page space, making this a really quick read. I finished it in two sittings.
4 stars as chick-lit. Can't imagine anyone else reading it, so it stays as 4 stars.
Written as a series of emails, with an occasional tweet or text message thrown in. Enjoyable story of Izzy's search for true love.
The format of the writing, with email to/from/date/time/re: eats up lots of page space, making this a really quick read. I finished it in two sittings.
4 stars as chick-lit. Can't imagine anyone else reading it, so it stays as 4 stars.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Book #9 in 2011
The Source of All Things by Tracy Ross.
I was disappointed in this book after all the rave reviews I read. While Ms. Ross suffered abuse at the hands of her step-father, she clearly enjoys wearing her victimhood like a crown. She also never clearly explains why she remains in relatively close contact with this man despite what he did. She does have a nice writing style though, which is really the only reason I finished reading it.
2.5 stars.
I was disappointed in this book after all the rave reviews I read. While Ms. Ross suffered abuse at the hands of her step-father, she clearly enjoys wearing her victimhood like a crown. She also never clearly explains why she remains in relatively close contact with this man despite what he did. She does have a nice writing style though, which is really the only reason I finished reading it.
2.5 stars.
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