A review by imbookingit
The Seven Year Bitch by Jennifer Belle
3.0
I almost gave up on this book several times before getting to the halfway point, but it picked up for me after that.
I think I was (once again) having trouble with the wealthy New York setting. It's so foreign to me, but it doesn't look like it should be. The rules of life aren't what I'm expecting, and it throws me.
The characters are more outspoken, with much harsher language than I'd expect. And yes, the protagonist is a bit of a bitch. And a snob. And even given than I don't really understand the world it's set in, the situations didn't ring true to me.
I'm reading through, trying to figure out whether the author means for there to be this much distance between the reader and the book? Am I just out of it, not edgy enough for this one? Or is it failing to deliver.
I decided to give it one more chance, then pick up something else if it still wasn't working for me.
And finally, it started to come together. Not a lot, but I became interested in what was happening, even if I still didn't relate. Even if I still wasn't sure I was on the same planet as the New York this book is set in.
I think I was (once again) having trouble with the wealthy New York setting. It's so foreign to me, but it doesn't look like it should be. The rules of life aren't what I'm expecting, and it throws me.
The characters are more outspoken, with much harsher language than I'd expect. And yes, the protagonist is a bit of a bitch. And a snob. And even given than I don't really understand the world it's set in, the situations didn't ring true to me.
I'm reading through, trying to figure out whether the author means for there to be this much distance between the reader and the book? Am I just out of it, not edgy enough for this one? Or is it failing to deliver.
I decided to give it one more chance, then pick up something else if it still wasn't working for me.
And finally, it started to come together. Not a lot, but I became interested in what was happening, even if I still didn't relate. Even if I still wasn't sure I was on the same planet as the New York this book is set in.