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A review by gardeningreader
Soulmates by Jessica Grose
3.0
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. On the positive side, it drew me in immediately. I wanted to know what happened and the storyline was different and interesting enough to keep me reading. It was rainy yesterday, so I read the entire book over the course of a day. Communes, yoga and charismatic leaders lead to a book that is interesting and seductive.
For me, while I was reading I was thinking how much I liked this book. That is important because I didn't really like the main character and felt like she really wasn't portrayed from a positive lens. It was hard to be sympathetic to her. Although some of her harshness towards her husband was justified and he was obviously just a grown child. She was harsh to everyone around her.
That isn't what made me only kind of like the book. My problem is the ending. Frankly, I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense with my perception of Dana and her personality. It was a surprise ending, completely unpredictable.On that same note, I'd love to get my book club to read it as I really want to see if they feel the same about the ending so maybe in that sense the book is successful and worth a read.
If you can live with not liking the ending (actually you could probably skip the last part labeled One Year Later and be happier with the book) then the book is engaging and well written.
It was refreshingly without constant swear words,. IMO this lazy way of writing has wrongly taken over most books being released. There is definitely sexual references, some fairly graphic, but less than I've seen in other recently released books.
I was given a copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.
For me, while I was reading I was thinking how much I liked this book. That is important because I didn't really like the main character and felt like she really wasn't portrayed from a positive lens. It was hard to be sympathetic to her. Although some of her harshness towards her husband was justified and he was obviously just a grown child. She was harsh to everyone around her.
That isn't what made me only kind of like the book. My problem is the ending. Frankly, I don't buy it. It doesn't make sense with my perception of Dana and her personality. It was a surprise ending, completely unpredictable.On that same note, I'd love to get my book club to read it as I really want to see if they feel the same about the ending so maybe in that sense the book is successful and worth a read.
If you can live with not liking the ending (actually you could probably skip the last part labeled One Year Later and be happier with the book) then the book is engaging and well written.
It was refreshingly without constant swear words,. IMO this lazy way of writing has wrongly taken over most books being released. There is definitely sexual references, some fairly graphic, but less than I've seen in other recently released books.
I was given a copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.