rebelbelle13 's review for:

Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan

3.0

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I found I could not thoroughly enjoy this book because all the characters were entirely too petty and self-absorbed (or, like Maggie, ignorant and rather innocent). I did enjoy reading the story from the perspectives of the different women- it made the story move smoothly and gave adequate background information for the audience to really understand each character. Ann-Marie and Kathleen were nowhere near perfect, but they each had their redeeming qualities, even if neither of them could see it in each other. I simply couldn't stand Alice. She rubbed me completely the wrong way as of those "Christians" who thinks that by going to church, that it makes them a good person. She treated her family like garbage and the priest of the local church like her own son. She gave away the family house to the church to try and erase her sins. Hate to break it to you lady, it doesn't work that way. The book ended suddenly in the middle of the story action. We are led down a certain path to believe we know what happens to the characters, but there's no solid finish to the story. It just sort of....ends. It's like someone's in the middle of a discussion and just walks away.