A review by mellabella
Three Story House by Courtney Miller Santo

1.0

It took me two weeks to finish this book. Maybe longer. A book that would have typically taken me a day or two. I was picking up other books and reading them. I wasn't on a reading hiatus. It was probably a 1.5 though. The story of Lizzie, Isobel, and Elyse opens as Lizzie, her mother and "step father" are driving to meet her step dads family for the first time. Isobel and Elyse are her age. They are immediately drawn to each other. That starts their friendship. I can't really put into words what I disliked about this book. The way it was written. It was split into three parts. One for each point of view. That was fine. I don't have a problem with books written that way. But, I don't even feel like the reader is given a lot of information on who they are reading about. Then, at certain points it's written like there are things you should know. But, don't. I guess there's no cohesion. I didn't care about the characters. Then, there were things (like Lizzie's relationship with TJ, her teenage soccer team, her relationship with her parents, Isobel's relationship with Tom, Elyse's feeling for Landon, etc.) that are left unresolved. The biggest question in the story is who Lizzie's dad was. I wasn't even surprised when I found out. The storyline with Benny was unnecessary. But, I guess a little racism and alcoholism spiced things up. I can't say I wouldn't recommend. It might be great to someone else.