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alharrison's review
2.0
I received a free advanced copy of this book as a Goodreads Giveaway. I had high hopes, especially as it was being called "When Harry Met Sally for the millennial generation" and some reviews said it was "laugh out loud funny." I did read the entire thing in a day, but mostly I finished it because I felt the need to in order to write a review.
Let me just say I was not a fan. It took me forever to get interested in what was going on--probably more than half the book. I didn't like the main character, and she was never really fleshed out or given any sort of development. The whole relationship with Malcolm is just so strange -- I'm used to suspending my disbelief, but I couldn't do it this time. Maybe I just like more descriptive writing, but I never really felt the spirit of Portland at all, which many people refer to in their reviews. The author mentions mist and rain a few times, but that's about it. There were no "laugh out loud" moments for me, either.
Not a fan, really.
Let me just say I was not a fan. It took me forever to get interested in what was going on--probably more than half the book. I didn't like the main character, and she was never really fleshed out or given any sort of development. The whole relationship with Malcolm is just so strange -- I'm used to suspending my disbelief, but I couldn't do it this time. Maybe I just like more descriptive writing, but I never really felt the spirit of Portland at all, which many people refer to in their reviews. The author mentions mist and rain a few times, but that's about it. There were no "laugh out loud" moments for me, either.
Not a fan, really.
margaretpinard's review
4.0
A book that really gets that stage of some women's life where they're looking for something good but getting tripped up by all the skeletons in their closet...
This novel has recognizable, real characters muddling their way through love and its lookalikes, and I was deeply invested in Joanna, the main character, making it through! The mother came off a little sketchy, and the gardening theme may have needed a source, but otherwise a really strong story, and new fictional friends for life.
SPOILER ALERT: Gah! I accept that that's where she left it, but I want to see a sequel, so I can have hope for my own muddle! ;)
This novel has recognizable, real characters muddling their way through love and its lookalikes, and I was deeply invested in Joanna, the main character, making it through! The mother came off a little sketchy, and the gardening theme may have needed a source, but otherwise a really strong story, and new fictional friends for life.
SPOILER ALERT: Gah! I accept that that's where she left it, but I want to see a sequel, so I can have hope for my own muddle! ;)
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