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2.88 AVERAGE
2.88 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Very interesting! I liked the little twist at the end. ALWAYS love rotating POVs.
I liked the author’s first book but this one was just not good. Rambling, hard to believe, a main character that acted in ways that made very little sense.
I also felt like I’d read wide sections of this book before in Modern Lovers and in Fitness Junkie.
I also felt like I’d read wide sections of this book before in Modern Lovers and in Fitness Junkie.
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Cult yoga teacher in New Mexico. This book was fine but would not recommend
About 2.5 stars :: I'm always a sucker for cult books, and this was interesting, but nothing particularly special about it.
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. On the positive side, it drew me in immediately. I wanted to know what happened and the storyline was different and interesting enough to keep me reading. It was rainy yesterday, so I read the entire book over the course of a day. Communes, yoga and charismatic leaders lead to a book that is interesting and seductive.
For me, while I was reading I was thinking how much I liked this book. That is important because I didn't really like the main character and felt like she really wasn't portrayed from a positive lens. It was hard to be sympathetic to her. Although some of her harshness towards her husband was justified and he was obviously just a grown child. She was harsh to everyone around her.
That isn't what made me only kind of like the book. My problem is the ending. Frankly, I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense with my perception of Dana and her personality. It was a surprise ending, completely unpredictable.On that same note, I'd love to get my book club to read it as I really want to see if they feel the same about the ending so maybe in that sense the book is successful and worth a read.
If you can live with not liking the ending (actually you could probably skip the last part labeled One Year Later and be happier with the book) then the book is engaging and well written.
It was refreshingly without constant swear words,. IMO this lazy way of writing has wrongly taken over most books being released. There is definitely sexual references, some fairly graphic, but less than I've seen in other recently released books.
I was given a copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.
For me, while I was reading I was thinking how much I liked this book. That is important because I didn't really like the main character and felt like she really wasn't portrayed from a positive lens. It was hard to be sympathetic to her. Although some of her harshness towards her husband was justified and he was obviously just a grown child. She was harsh to everyone around her.
That isn't what made me only kind of like the book. My problem is the ending. Frankly, I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense with my perception of Dana and her personality. It was a surprise ending, completely unpredictable.On that same note, I'd love to get my book club to read it as I really want to see if they feel the same about the ending so maybe in that sense the book is successful and worth a read.
If you can live with not liking the ending (actually you could probably skip the last part labeled One Year Later and be happier with the book) then the book is engaging and well written.
It was refreshingly without constant swear words,. IMO this lazy way of writing has wrongly taken over most books being released. There is definitely sexual references, some fairly graphic, but less than I've seen in other recently released books.
I was given a copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.
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This novel was not what I was expecting at all. With that being said, it really sucked me in almost immediately. I needed to know what was happening and as soon as the yoga retreat began to read like a religious cult, I was all about that. I find anything cult related fascinating. I was amused by the satirical parts of the novel (the Lululemon clad, wannabe yogalites) and I was left intrigued by the darker tones of the novel discussing the “behind the scenes” at the retreat.
Readers who want a true mystery or thriller will not enjoy reading this novel. It was not a true mystery/thriller in the sense that I didn’t find myself on the edge of my seat and I was able to guess the ending of the novel. However, with that being said this novel was a quick read, fast paced and kept my interest.
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This novel was not what I was expecting at all. With that being said, it really sucked me in almost immediately. I needed to know what was happening and as soon as the yoga retreat began to read like a religious cult, I was all about that. I find anything cult related fascinating. I was amused by the satirical parts of the novel (the Lululemon clad, wannabe yogalites) and I was left intrigued by the darker tones of the novel discussing the “behind the scenes” at the retreat.
Readers who want a true mystery or thriller will not enjoy reading this novel. It was not a true mystery/thriller in the sense that I didn’t find myself on the edge of my seat and I was able to guess the ending of the novel. However, with that being said this novel was a quick read, fast paced and kept my interest.
The story line is good - it captivated me from the very beginning. The ending, however....eh. It fell flat, in my opinion. Not what I was expecting at all. I grew to admire the main character's strong sense of sensibility and no nonsense attitude, so the ending was very disappointing.
Not the end result - or plot - I expected at all. I was kind of hoping for more murder-mystery and less cult. But it definitely had my attention.