A review by gintonic
Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope

reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read this as a book club pick, trying to branch out of my reading comfort zone as I am new to this author and am not much into family dramas. I found the characters to be unlikable and somewhat interchangeable as a few were hard to distinguish from each other. The plot was entirely predictable, and I was let down by this read and am not likely to pick another of her books. The big turn off for me was what I also assume was a typo in my edition where the daughter Marta was at one point referred to as Martha which for me was straight out of 'The Office' ala 'Dwigt'.