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A review by emilycc
We Could Be Beautiful by Swan Huntley
3.0
Catherine, an extremely rich woman living in the West Village, falls in love, finally, with the right kind of man. As they begin to build their life together - get engaged, try to start a family - hints start to pile up that he's not exactly the right kind of man after all. Meanwhile, Catherine's family life starts to fall apart as her mother's Alzheimer's gets worse.
I was kind of excited to read about some over-the-top rich people problems, but this is so, so slow to develop. I saw the big reveal coming from about 2 hours in, and the middle section just dragged. The denouement is actually kind of lovely, but it takes so long to get there, and Catherine is so horrible and selfish on the way. Her character evolution feels too abrupt, and it gets to the point where it's really hard to root for her.
Audio notes: I like Cassandra Campbell and she's in fine form, with excellent use of text cues and subtle vocal variations that clearly depict the cast of ridiculously privileged characters.
I was kind of excited to read about some over-the-top rich people problems, but this is so, so slow to develop. I saw the big reveal coming from about 2 hours in, and the middle section just dragged. The denouement is actually kind of lovely, but it takes so long to get there, and Catherine is so horrible and selfish on the way. Her character evolution feels too abrupt, and it gets to the point where it's really hard to root for her.
Audio notes: I like Cassandra Campbell and she's in fine form, with excellent use of text cues and subtle vocal variations that clearly depict the cast of ridiculously privileged characters.