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A review by lacers526
Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book isn’t bad by any means, but I just found it so boring. We are just following Soila as she lives her day to day and acclimates to moving to the United States while still trying to please her family in Kenya. I can see this really appealing to many, especially if you enjoy literary fiction (which I don’t; I need plot). It felt very meandering to me, and I didn’t connect to any of the characters or the story.
Overall, for what it was, it was written well. I am sure it was a pacing/lack of plot problem and completely personal. I did enjoy some of her interpersonal relationships, but some also felt so glossed over. Some areas left me wanting more while others had me wondering when we were going to move forward. I was honestly surprised when I finished this and found out it was under 350 pages. It felt closer to 500.
There is a clever romance that I enjoyed, but did also contain a decent amount of lecturing on race and culture.
I think if it sounds good to you and you enjoy a literary coming of age type story, then you may enjoy this.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Overall, for what it was, it was written well. I am sure it was a pacing/lack of plot problem and completely personal. I did enjoy some of her interpersonal relationships, but some also felt so glossed over. Some areas left me wanting more while others had me wondering when we were going to move forward. I was honestly surprised when I finished this and found out it was under 350 pages. It felt closer to 500.
There is a clever romance that I enjoyed, but did also contain a decent amount of lecturing on race and culture.
I think if it sounds good to you and you enjoy a literary coming of age type story, then you may enjoy this.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.