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A review by suzanlemont
A Dry Spell by Susie Moloney
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
2.75
I had read some reviews about 1/3 of the way in to this novel, out of curiosity. I was really enjoying it at that point: the characterizations were pretty good, the story was keeping me engaged and curious. I loved the backstory of the author (go single mom writers!). Moloney obviously has some talent/is a decent writer.
But the last 50-100 pages something happened that tainted the rest of the story: she did indeed fail to explain the whole lynchpin mystery that had been driving the story. It gets very sloppy at the end and I have to wonder what happened and where the editor was, because this would have been a better book if this one central thing had been explained satisfactorily. Up until then I was ready to give it 4 stars, and I would now I'm giving it 2 + 3/4 because I don't want to discount the first 2/3 or more that I found quite enjoyable and compelled me to keep reading. I got it secondhand for a euro or so, so I'm not bothered by that but I wish the 3 hours I spent yesterday morning plowing through the last bit had felt a little more rewarding. The love story is sweet; the ending is really fine. Just this glaring gap in the resolution puts a dull patina on the whole thing.
But the last 50-100 pages something happened that tainted the rest of the story: she did indeed fail to explain the whole lynchpin mystery that had been driving the story. It gets very sloppy at the end and I have to wonder what happened and where the editor was, because this would have been a better book if this one central thing had been explained satisfactorily. Up until then I was ready to give it 4 stars, and I would now I'm giving it 2 + 3/4 because I don't want to discount the first 2/3 or more that I found quite enjoyable and compelled me to keep reading. I got it secondhand for a euro or so, so I'm not bothered by that but I wish the 3 hours I spent yesterday morning plowing through the last bit had felt a little more rewarding. The love story is sweet; the ending is really fine. Just this glaring gap in the resolution puts a dull patina on the whole thing.