A few decent slices of life
3 stars
The synopsis on the the dust jacket alludes to a a major conflict for one of the 3 main characters, and yet seems to leave out the fact that there are in fact 3 main characters. The first chapter of the book is from the perspective of one of the other main characters not described. This left me feeling a little disoriented at first, but once I pieced together what was happening I was able to settle in and enjoy the ride a little more.
As for the story itself, it covers 2 characters that become intertwined, while loosely including the 3rd. It feels like a broken romance between the 2 characters for 80% of the book, and then suddenly a dramatic event including the third character forces drama between the 2 characters.
The story could have kept the 2 character's broken romance and life lessons stemming from that natural …
The synopsis on the the dust jacket alludes to a a major conflict for one of the 3 main characters, and yet seems to leave out the fact that there are in fact 3 main characters. The first chapter of the book is from the perspective of one of the other main characters not described. This left me feeling a little disoriented at first, but once I pieced together what was happening I was able to settle in and enjoy the ride a little more.
As for the story itself, it covers 2 characters that become intertwined, while loosely including the 3rd. It feels like a broken romance between the 2 characters for 80% of the book, and then suddenly a dramatic event including the third character forces drama between the 2 characters.
The story could have kept the 2 character's broken romance and life lessons stemming from that natural drama and I think it would have been better for it.
With that being said, since 80% of the book was pretty good slices of life, I overall enjoyed the book. Since the characters' lives continue on, I can see how it would be difficult to find a natural stopping point for the story. If you want to relive your college days through Millie while also going relating to Agatha's mid-life crisis, then this is the book for you.
