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A review by shelfcarebyken
Comfort & Joy: A Fable by Kristin Hannah
1.0
Kristin Hannah, I love you dearly - but wtf did I just read. There are so many things I want to say about this book, but I don’t even know where to begin. This is a book that I had to immediately rant about when I finished it because… what.
First of all, I adore Kristin Hannah’s writing. This was also a really quick read, and I read it in a single day. However, this is an example that beautiful writing is not always the equivalent of an excellent book.
I did not like the main character of this book. At all. Most of her decisions were questionable, before and after the plot twist. And I never truly believed in the romantic connection that Hannah was trying to create; it didn’t feel very genuine. I also would not describe this as a romance novel even though that’s how this is marketed.
Fast forward to the plot twist, and I hated it. No spoilers here, but I have read stories with this and similar plot twists, and I always finish thinking that it could’ve been better. Then there’s almost this secondary plot twist that finishes the novel, and it made the entire story that much weirder and confusing.
There was also a sentence in one of the later chapters where the main character compares herself to a person with autism that I felt was completely unnecessary.
I was so excited to read this because the two other Kristin Hannah books that I’ve read were both 5 star reads for me, but this was entirely disappointing.
First of all, I adore Kristin Hannah’s writing. This was also a really quick read, and I read it in a single day. However, this is an example that beautiful writing is not always the equivalent of an excellent book.
I did not like the main character of this book. At all. Most of her decisions were questionable, before and after the plot twist. And I never truly believed in the romantic connection that Hannah was trying to create; it didn’t feel very genuine. I also would not describe this as a romance novel even though that’s how this is marketed.
Fast forward to the plot twist, and I hated it. No spoilers here, but I have read stories with this and similar plot twists, and I always finish thinking that it could’ve been better. Then there’s almost this secondary plot twist that finishes the novel, and it made the entire story that much weirder and confusing.
There was also a sentence in one of the later chapters where the main character compares herself to a person with autism that I felt was completely unnecessary.
I was so excited to read this because the two other Kristin Hannah books that I’ve read were both 5 star reads for me, but this was entirely disappointing.