wombat_88's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
1rebeccapearson's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
sharonfalduto's review
The main character of this book is somewhat unsympathetic, at least at first. It's like she doesn't want you to like her. She dates a man for five years but realizes she doesn't love him when he proposes to her. She still tries to adjust and change for him, but realizes some truths about her own fear of love and commitment from her family's dysfunction along the way.
sarahbloom's review
2.0
I think I read this too soon after reading Marian Keyes' "Mystery of Mercy Close". Both were about unlikeable single-gal detectives (though "Mystery" was set in Ireland), and the glass-half-full theme prevails. The thing that really left me unimpressed about BC is that the main character has such a personality turnaround, the likes of which I've never witnessed in real life. Yeah, it would be nice if every clueless, mean person suddenly stumbled upon a closely-gaurded secret that subsequently made them see the light so they start treasuring loved ones, living every day fully, which leads to finding the loves of their lives, etc, etc. But that just doesn't happen in real life, at least not overnight. I couldn't buy into the main character's change of heart in the last third of the book, and I don't think any reasonably intelligent reader would either...but then again, there's lots of readers who LOVED this!
pixieauthoress's review against another edition
2.0
Apparently I read this book, because I have it written down in a list of books which I read in 2005. I remember all the books on the list - except this one.
Despite reading through half the reviews, I still can't recall anything about this book. Thus, it can't have been earth-shatteringly amazing.
Despite reading through half the reviews, I still can't recall anything about this book. Thus, it can't have been earth-shatteringly amazing.
ashleyspilk's review
4.0
Reread in Feb of 2014: very timely descriptions of new motherhood, placing too much pressure on yourself as a mom, and the complex relationship between mother and daughter. Enjoyed it again, though for different reasons.
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