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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe 2.5 stars. I couldn’t wait to read this book because I really enjoyed The Islanders; however, I just found this story boring.
medium-paced
medium-paced
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
To remind myself of why I picked this up in the first place (aside from the fact it was on sale for a very low price and I've been wanting to give genres I don't normally read a try for a while now), here's the quote that drew me to it:
"A blend of propulsive thriller and gorgeous summer read, Two Truths and a Lie reminds us that happiness isn't always a day at the beach, some secrets aren't meant to be shared, and the most precious things are the people we love."
I DNF'd this at 65 pages. Maybe that doesn't seem long enough to give a verdict, but after skimming through and even reading the ending to see if there's any sign of this propulsive thriller that was advertised to me, I realized that nothing was going to change or get interesting.
What did I get, then?
- The world's most obvious twist around a character's dark past.
- One of the whiniest, bitchiest, most insufferable characters I've read in a long time. (Seriously. WAS I SUPPOSED TO LIKE ALEXA?)
- A cliquey group of wine moms who all blended into one another (which I suppose was the point) with no depth to them aside from being catty and proving that their best days were in high school.
- Writing that was more interested in blandly telling the story rather than showing it, with endless brand-name dropping and stating of the obvious to explain character motivations.
There was a potential mystery in here. A potential thrill. Every page, all I could think was "if it was written like this, if it was arranged like that, if these characters were the only POV characters vs these characters or vice-versa."
That's not a good feeling to have.
No rating. Didn't get far enough to justify giving one.
"A blend of propulsive thriller and gorgeous summer read, Two Truths and a Lie reminds us that happiness isn't always a day at the beach, some secrets aren't meant to be shared, and the most precious things are the people we love."
I DNF'd this at 65 pages. Maybe that doesn't seem long enough to give a verdict, but after skimming through and even reading the ending to see if there's any sign of this propulsive thriller that was advertised to me, I realized that nothing was going to change or get interesting.
What did I get, then?
- The world's most obvious twist around a character's dark past.
- One of the whiniest, bitchiest, most insufferable characters I've read in a long time. (Seriously. WAS I SUPPOSED TO LIKE ALEXA?)
- A cliquey group of wine moms who all blended into one another (which I suppose was the point) with no depth to them aside from being catty and proving that their best days were in high school.
- Writing that was more interested in blandly telling the story rather than showing it, with endless brand-name dropping and stating of the obvious to explain character motivations.
There was a potential mystery in here. A potential thrill. Every page, all I could think was "if it was written like this, if it was arranged like that, if these characters were the only POV characters vs these characters or vice-versa."
That's not a good feeling to have.
No rating. Didn't get far enough to justify giving one.
slow-paced
Newburyport is a beautiful seaside town. A group of women, the Mom Squad, and their 11 year old daughters have been friends for years. Now, a new woman, Sherri Griffin, and her daughter, Katie, have moved to town. The mom squad isn’t as welcoming as they could be. Sherry is hiding something about her past life.
One of the moms, Rebecca, has been pulling back from the group. She lost her husband suddenly about 18 months earlier, and is still grieving. Her 17-year old daughter, Alexa, is starting to become independent. She is grieving the loss of Peter, too, but isn’t as open about it. Alexa’s sister, Morgan, becomes friendly with Katie, and soon, Alexa is involved in the Griffin’s lives, too. Additionally, Alexa is pulling away from her boyfriend, Tyler, and becoming involved with a sweet, kind college student, Cam.
Alexa finds out a secret about Sherri and Katie, and this secret changes a lot of things. She tells the secret to Cam.
This story is told primarily in the 3 months of summer, and builds to a somewhat tragic, but ultimately triumphant ending. I was emotionally involved with this book and the characters. I liked the way the book moved between the characters and the snarky comments of the mom squad.
#TwoTruthsAndALie #MegMitchellMoore
One of the moms, Rebecca, has been pulling back from the group. She lost her husband suddenly about 18 months earlier, and is still grieving. Her 17-year old daughter, Alexa, is starting to become independent. She is grieving the loss of Peter, too, but isn’t as open about it. Alexa’s sister, Morgan, becomes friendly with Katie, and soon, Alexa is involved in the Griffin’s lives, too. Additionally, Alexa is pulling away from her boyfriend, Tyler, and becoming involved with a sweet, kind college student, Cam.
Alexa finds out a secret about Sherri and Katie, and this secret changes a lot of things. She tells the secret to Cam.
This story is told primarily in the 3 months of summer, and builds to a somewhat tragic, but ultimately triumphant ending. I was emotionally involved with this book and the characters. I liked the way the book moved between the characters and the snarky comments of the mom squad.
#TwoTruthsAndALie #MegMitchellMoore
Bored Housewifes will probably enjoy this, I did not.