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A review by vixdag
Face It by Georgette Kaplan
3.0
Georgette Kaplan is such a talented writer. She writes with such a smart and witty sense of humor and makes it seem absolutely effortless. Her story makes for very unique characters that are self-deprecating and relatable.
The three star rating seems misleading, but it means "I liked it" so it in no way is a poor review.
This is a follow-up to her novel Scissor Link and it should probably be read in that order since we are introduced to the main character, Elizabeth in that novel. She also receives enough attention in that first book to really establish her character.
Elizabeth is still hung up on her unrequited college love and when Michelle reenters her life ten years later, she embarks on an escapade in the hope that Michelle will come to realize that Elizabeth is her true love. This was my main problem with the book. Michelle is not a likable character, at all. For me she was so unlikable that it colored my opinion of Elizabeth to some degree. I kept asking myself, “When is Elizabeth going to come to her senses?”
The story is told from Elizabeth’s point of view. She has a cynical worldview, but doesn’t take herself too seriously. A large portion of the book takes place over the Christmas holiday with Michelle’s family. This section of the book was problematic for me because some of the situations and banter bordered on slapstick comedy. Having said that, Kaplan’s writing and social commentary kept me smiling the whole time. It was a little hard for me to buy the happily ever after as it came so fast with no build up (yet I saw it well before it happened).
This book was not as good as Scissor Link, but Kaplan’s writing is still top notch, which makes up for some of the problems I had with the plot.
I was given an ARC of this book in return for a fair and honest review.
The three star rating seems misleading, but it means "I liked it" so it in no way is a poor review.
This is a follow-up to her novel Scissor Link and it should probably be read in that order since we are introduced to the main character, Elizabeth in that novel. She also receives enough attention in that first book to really establish her character.
Elizabeth is still hung up on her unrequited college love and when Michelle reenters her life ten years later, she embarks on an escapade in the hope that Michelle will come to realize that Elizabeth is her true love. This was my main problem with the book. Michelle is not a likable character, at all. For me she was so unlikable that it colored my opinion of Elizabeth to some degree. I kept asking myself, “When is Elizabeth going to come to her senses?”
The story is told from Elizabeth’s point of view. She has a cynical worldview, but doesn’t take herself too seriously. A large portion of the book takes place over the Christmas holiday with Michelle’s family. This section of the book was problematic for me because some of the situations and banter bordered on slapstick comedy. Having said that, Kaplan’s writing and social commentary kept me smiling the whole time. It was a little hard for me to buy the happily ever after as it came so fast with no build up (yet I saw it well before it happened).
This book was not as good as Scissor Link, but Kaplan’s writing is still top notch, which makes up for some of the problems I had with the plot.
I was given an ARC of this book in return for a fair and honest review.