Take a photo of a barcode or cover
cindilm76 's review for:
For the Love of Friends
by Sara Goodman Confino
Thank you to the author, publisher and Net Galley for providing me with a free ebook copy of this book.
This was a cute book (though I suspect I'm 'too old' for the book, and not the target audience.) Still, it opened my eyes a lot to what it's like to be in a wedding! Wow! I never experienced any of the bridal shower/wedding traditions that are so talked about, and seeing what all was involved in the whole process just sounds like a nightmare!
Overall, I enjoyed the story, but it felt really heavy on the shaming - body shaming, marriage/life shaming. It got to be a bit difficult to read at times. I understand it's common for mothers to want to see their daughters grow up and start 'the ideal life' but it is discouraging to see books where the parents pressure the children to get married, have kids, etc ... I would hope that new books, new authors would stop feeding this trope.
I would rate this 2.5 stars, and I'll round up to 3. IT was a fun read, even with some of the problems.
This was a cute book (though I suspect I'm 'too old' for the book, and not the target audience.) Still, it opened my eyes a lot to what it's like to be in a wedding! Wow! I never experienced any of the bridal shower/wedding traditions that are so talked about, and seeing what all was involved in the whole process just sounds like a nightmare!
Overall, I enjoyed the story, but it felt really heavy on the shaming - body shaming, marriage/life shaming. It got to be a bit difficult to read at times. I understand it's common for mothers to want to see their daughters grow up and start 'the ideal life' but it is discouraging to see books where the parents pressure the children to get married, have kids, etc ... I would hope that new books, new authors would stop feeding this trope.
I would rate this 2.5 stars, and I'll round up to 3. IT was a fun read, even with some of the problems.