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A review by showell
Angélique's Descent by Lara Parker
1.0
I picked this book up from the remainders bin at B&N, because I was intrigued by the idea of reading a book based on a cult TV series from the 70s that inspired a major motion picture in the 90s. C'mon. Who wouldn't want to do that?
My future self, that's who.
I might have, could have, maybe enjoyed the book if I had ever watched the tv series or even seen the movie, but as it was I had never heard of these people and unfortunately the characterizations and writing weren't strong enough to make me care.
The most enjoyable moment of reading this book for me was the moment when I complained to my husband that the book was terrible and yet I couldn't stop reading it, and he dashed out of the room, returned 30 seconds later to snatch Dark Shadows out of my hands and drop Borowitz's 50 Funniest American Writers on my lap instead.
That was a good moment. The rest of my time with this book, sadly, was not.
My future self, that's who.
I might have, could have, maybe enjoyed the book if I had ever watched the tv series or even seen the movie, but as it was I had never heard of these people and unfortunately the characterizations and writing weren't strong enough to make me care.
The most enjoyable moment of reading this book for me was the moment when I complained to my husband that the book was terrible and yet I couldn't stop reading it, and he dashed out of the room, returned 30 seconds later to snatch Dark Shadows out of my hands and drop Borowitz's 50 Funniest American Writers on my lap instead.
That was a good moment. The rest of my time with this book, sadly, was not.