A review by cjdawn236
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy

2.0

I'm beginning to think Maeve Binchy just isn't my cup of tea. This is the second novel of hers that I've read, and I haven't loved either. Though I think I did enjoy Circle of Friends slightly more (because I at least liked some of the characters). I thought this was going to be more The Holiday-esque, but we never even got to the house exchange portion of the book until halfway through. It did get more interesting at that point - I think I like Marilyn more than most of the other characters in this book - but it was still very slow moving. I typically love character-driven novels, but the majority of the characters in this book were not very likable at all. Overall this book was very "meh" for me.