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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Clever idea; nice allegory. IMO, too many inconsistencies and unanswered questions became a distraction. While some of the descriptive writing is quite good, some of the dialogue is straight up bad chick lit. I would have like the relationships to have been developed better …. I found all of them unmoving. And, last but not least, the story is set in the 60s but referenced Bank of America (not an entity until the 90s), hello, editor??
Appreciate the obsession with trying to break the cycle of abuse. The book relies on the reader to already be invested with the previous classic stories of the characters (I’m only partially familiar, tried to review summaries of Jane Eyre). Unfortunately this book felt flat to me, but it was well written.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm not sure how I learned about this novel or author Gwendolyn Kiste, but I quite enjoyed catching up with Dracula's Lucy Westerna and Bertha 'Bee' Mason, the first wife of Jane Eyre's Edward Rochester.
This unlikely couple is bonded by the traumas inflicted upon them by toxic males who taunt them decades later. That the setting for this story is 1967-era summer of love Haight-Ashbury makes for an unexpected reading delight. My thanks to the author for giving these two memorable supporting characters their own turn in the spotlight.
This unlikely couple is bonded by the traumas inflicted upon them by toxic males who taunt them decades later. That the setting for this story is 1967-era summer of love Haight-Ashbury makes for an unexpected reading delight. My thanks to the author for giving these two memorable supporting characters their own turn in the spotlight.