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A review by lisaeirene
Best Kept Secret by Amy Hatvany
3.0
Wish I could give it 3.5 stars because it's better than just 3.
This book read like a memoir and reading through the interview with the author at the back of the book it was based on her own life and struggles with alcoholism so it kind of was...just turned into fiction. Because of that it often read like a memoir and that left me feeling a little disjointed with the character's voice vs. the author's voice. It felt like it was at battle at times.
Why I didn't give it 4 stars--the actual alcoholism part wasn't really discussed much. There were a few chapters, a few paragraphs here and there where she described the alcoholism and what happened but I never felt like it was enough. Like she didn't hit ROCK BOTTOM...I feel like the author could have developed this part of the story more instead of focusing so much on her relationship with the kid. The very long dialogues and interactions with the 5 year old kid felt a little boring to me. I wanted to read more about the fall and then the rise back up.
Despite those minor annoyances, it was a pretty good book and I liked the author's writing style and character development.
This book read like a memoir and reading through the interview with the author at the back of the book it was based on her own life and struggles with alcoholism so it kind of was...just turned into fiction. Because of that it often read like a memoir and that left me feeling a little disjointed with the character's voice vs. the author's voice. It felt like it was at battle at times.
Why I didn't give it 4 stars--the actual alcoholism part wasn't really discussed much. There were a few chapters, a few paragraphs here and there where she described the alcoholism and what happened but I never felt like it was enough. Like she didn't hit ROCK BOTTOM...I feel like the author could have developed this part of the story more instead of focusing so much on her relationship with the kid. The very long dialogues and interactions with the 5 year old kid felt a little boring to me. I wanted to read more about the fall and then the rise back up.
Despite those minor annoyances, it was a pretty good book and I liked the author's writing style and character development.