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A review by hazy_amber
What We Both Know by Fawn Parker
2.0
I was provided ARC by NetGalley and McClelland & Stewart in exchange for my honest review.
I loved My Dark Vanessa, so obviously when i saw the mention of it, i had to at least see the description. I know that publishers these days try to stir readers’ choices by mentioning other successful books that are oftentimes just tangentially related, so i wasn’t really expecting anything “just like My Dark Vanessa”.
Besides, the premise in itself promised to have its own merit so i didn’t even want anything of the kind. That description gave so much promise in itself.
Unfortunately the book didn’t deliver on that promise. The whole book you are expecting something, and then boom, book is over and there is nothing. You’d think that after excruciatingly long description of eggs and toasts you will get at least half such attention to more important pieces of the story but no, it’s easy enough to blink and miss it.
Some authors manage to achieve perfect flow with seemingly boring minutiae of everyday life, but unfortunately it didn’t happen for this book.
I don’t feel for any of the characters, noone felt like real people for me, especially so Hillary, who is not only the main character but also is the narrator. You’d think more attachment would develop through first person narrative but no. So all in all, it was a very promising premise that just didn’t come to life in any satisfactory fashion.
I loved My Dark Vanessa, so obviously when i saw the mention of it, i had to at least see the description. I know that publishers these days try to stir readers’ choices by mentioning other successful books that are oftentimes just tangentially related, so i wasn’t really expecting anything “just like My Dark Vanessa”.
Besides, the premise in itself promised to have its own merit so i didn’t even want anything of the kind. That description gave so much promise in itself.
Unfortunately the book didn’t deliver on that promise. The whole book you are expecting something, and then boom, book is over and there is nothing. You’d think that after excruciatingly long description of eggs and toasts you will get at least half such attention to more important pieces of the story but no, it’s easy enough to blink and miss it.
Some authors manage to achieve perfect flow with seemingly boring minutiae of everyday life, but unfortunately it didn’t happen for this book.
I don’t feel for any of the characters, noone felt like real people for me, especially so Hillary, who is not only the main character but also is the narrator. You’d think more attachment would develop through first person narrative but no. So all in all, it was a very promising premise that just didn’t come to life in any satisfactory fashion.