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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
The book was a bit of a slow read for me, but I couldn't solve the mystery by myself. When reading books like this, I always try to solve the plot. In fact, the ending blew my mind. I thought the book was interesting, but the writing was a little hard for me to get into. Very good story line and I enjoyed the multiple POVs.
A VERY slow burn. The last 10 chapters are when it finally started to pick up for me. But those last 10 chapters I DID NOT see coming!
The Modern Mrs. Darcy online book club has us read one book for monthly online discussion, but offers others as part of a "flight." This is one of the books in the April flight, and I was able to get it at the library, or I may not have read it. I was expecting it to be...well, a bit too women's lit for my taste, and it certainly seemed as if it would be that way at the beginning, but I found it to be a highly readable story of a family secret that may go to the grave with the dying matriarch. As the book begins, a family picnic is underway, with the oldest daughter lagging behind. She is witness to a shocking event, one she partially understands but will have difficulty in processing throughout her life. Now in her 60s, her frail mother lets drop some things as her mind wanders, and the daughter finds herself compelled to go into her mother's past and figure out what happened during World War II during the blitz, for her mother has surely changed dramatically from what she was at that time, and has talked of her "second chance" in a way that concerns her daughter. This is a book that probably couldn't have been told well if it had been told shorter--so much of the plot depends on character explication. It was a very satisfying read, sending the reader down many "what if" paths about how a daughter can love a mother who may have done very dark things, and who we are at different times of our lives.
Another good Kate Morton book. Although I have figured out her formula: start in the past and the move to the present. Morton keeps jumping between past and present. I don't mind, but it can be confusing for others.
The end was amazing and perfect and gorgeous and lovely. But it was just too long and not a real page turner for me. But the end is GOOD.
This was a slow for me. It took a while for me to get into the story and characters. It really was not until Vivienne was introduced that I was interested. Dolly was not likeable but man Jimmy and Vivienne were fantastic. I have read the author before and she is a wonderful story teller. The book starts off with a bang but then fizzles a bit while setting everything up. But the payoff at the end was worth it. She is an author that I always read when I see one of her books.
It was OK. I tried to guess the ending A LOT, which to me means that the author isn’t immersing me in their world.
This book was a long haul, but I enjoyed it. I read a book with a similar twist recently, so I might have figured it out earlier than I would have without that experience. I loved Morton's writing and how she made my feelings about characters change. I know some people struggled with the book going back and forth between the past and present, but I'm used to it and enjoyed it. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time.