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A review by pepa
A Life Worth Living by Louise Guy
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley for providing a en e-copy of the book.
I'm not sure what to say about the book. Very conflicted.
On one hand, it was good. Good idea, characters were mainly fine although quite stereotypical, I appreciated a novel set in Australia for a change.
But... Stereotypical characters, mainly doing stereotypical things. I think the twins may have been best written. On the other hand, they were all humane, doing mistakes and things that weren't good or bad. Just... humane.
The book had a strange pace. It sort of dragged for the first fifth, then sped up, and set a good pace and then by the ending... everything felt sort of rushed.
The plot... I suppose not plot holes? Maybe believable? But also quite straightforward and that's what was overdone. No special surprises, incredible plot twists.
If you take it for what it is, that is, women's fiction and fiction in general and if you don't look for features of thriller, psychology and just a bit of darkness? It's good.
I did enjoy reading it, but it simply didn't stand out that much. Mind not blown.
I'm not sure what to say about the book. Very conflicted.
On one hand, it was good. Good idea, characters were mainly fine although quite stereotypical, I appreciated a novel set in Australia for a change.
But... Stereotypical characters, mainly doing stereotypical things. I think the twins may have been best written. On the other hand, they were all humane, doing mistakes and things that weren't good or bad. Just... humane.
The book had a strange pace. It sort of dragged for the first fifth, then sped up, and set a good pace and then by the ending... everything felt sort of rushed.
The plot... I suppose not plot holes? Maybe believable? But also quite straightforward and that's what was overdone. No special surprises, incredible plot twists.
If you take it for what it is, that is, women's fiction and fiction in general and if you don't look for features of thriller, psychology and just a bit of darkness? It's good.
I did enjoy reading it, but it simply didn't stand out that much. Mind not blown.