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A review by lory_enterenchanted
Apricot Sky by Ruby Ferguson
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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I found this disappointing. The focus veered all over the place and I couldn't really connect well to any set of characters. The central plot kept returning to Cleo, whose unrequited love for Neil was inexplicable given his apparent total lack of interest in her or any attractive qualities. Then in a sudden denouement, it was revealed he had been nursing an unspoken passion for her. (Sorry for the spoiler, but I don't think it's really a surprise, even if unprepared for by the utter lack of romantic tension in the rest of the book.) Couldn't there have been some ambiguous moments, not to mention some clue why these two might have been attracted to each other? Strangely unsatisfying.
I found this disappointing. The focus veered all over the place and I couldn't really connect well to any set of characters. The central plot kept returning to Cleo, whose unrequited love for Neil was inexplicable given his apparent total lack of interest in her or any attractive qualities. Then in a sudden denouement, it was revealed he had been nursing an unspoken passion for her. (Sorry for the spoiler, but I don't think it's really a surprise, even if unprepared for by the utter lack of romantic tension in the rest of the book.) Couldn't there have been some ambiguous moments, not to mention some clue why these two might have been attracted to each other? Strangely unsatisfying.