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When Good Friends Go Bad by Ellie Campbell

sheryl_macca's review

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lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I wanted a good mystery with the ups and downs of long standing, close friendships. What I got was the saga of four women reconnecting after twenty years with two mysterious threads. 

I guessed all of the reveals by the time I was half way through the book and I wasn't convinced by the connections of these 'good friends'. They were terrible friends with little in common other than how little they trusted each other. 

I found the writing to have an odd pace, rushed at times, too slow at other points. It felt disjointed quite often which I put down to the author actually being two people. 

For me not to finish a book is virtually unheard of. Two stars for me means I didn't particularly enjoy it but I wanted to know if I was right so I finished the book!

This is holiday chick-lit about gossip and lies. It's a straight to TV afternoon movie on Channel 5. If I'd have gone into it knowing this I'd have enjoyed it more although even as free Kindle download I probably wouldn't have chosen it.
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