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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
by Josie Silver
This one had such promise!
Love. Loss. Grief. Magic pills. Alternate world with Freddie. Aww!
Silver does an excellent job of characterizing true grief (yes, I shed a tear . . . or thirty), and I found myself heartbroken for Lydia.
Parts of the story were great! Well-defined characters, especially Lydia. But the story also lagged a bit at the beginning, and places in the middle were a bit tedious at times.
I also couldn't understand why Lydia would board a plane hours after delivering her sister's baby and go to Croatia? For a month?
But what really aggravated me was Freddie acting like an ass on their honeymoon and leaving Lydia in NY by herself for a business deal. Seriously?! It was so uncharacteristic of Freddie. I mean, Lydia has know him since she was 14, and she was surprised.
Now, she's waitressing in Croatia and missing Jonah.
Wait.
What?
So, Jonah.
The best friend she had as a kid, who later became Freddie's BFF and was glued to his hip, which aggravated Lydia who wanted Freddie all to herself, is now the new love of her life, the end. I'm probably just overly critical.
I did enjoy the book, even though I generally steer clear of books that make me cry.
Love. Loss. Grief. Magic pills. Alternate world with Freddie. Aww!
Silver does an excellent job of characterizing true grief (yes, I shed a tear . . . or thirty), and I found myself heartbroken for Lydia.
Parts of the story were great! Well-defined characters, especially Lydia. But the story also lagged a bit at the beginning, and places in the middle were a bit tedious at times.
Spoiler
I don't understand the point of her relationship with Kris - I expected him to be the "new guy" that pulls her back from the other world. But she sleeps with him, and then he leaves for London?! Why even have this part in the book at all?I also couldn't understand why Lydia would board a plane hours after delivering her sister's baby and go to Croatia? For a month?
But what really aggravated me was Freddie acting like an ass on their honeymoon and leaving Lydia in NY by herself for a business deal. Seriously?! It was so uncharacteristic of Freddie. I mean, Lydia has know him since she was 14, and she was surprised.
Now, she's waitressing in Croatia and missing Jonah.
Wait.
What?
So, Jonah.
The best friend she had as a kid, who later became Freddie's BFF and was glued to his hip, which aggravated Lydia who wanted Freddie all to herself, is now the new love of her life, the end. I'm probably just overly critical.
I did enjoy the book, even though I generally steer clear of books that make me cry.