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A review by bookishlifeofbrie
A Woman Like Her by Marc Levy
2.0
This showed up in my amazon daily deals one day and the premise sounded promising so I took a chance. But in the end, this book did not do it for me. It was a cute, easy read so I finished it, but I was glad to be done. I would add this to the "easy, beach reads" category, so if that's what you're looking for, this book is probably for you. A little bit romance, a little bit of history (I did think it was neat to learn about elevator operators), a little bit minority representation (BIPOC and disability) and then a little bit of mystery thrown in at the end, because WHY NOT?!
We learn early on that our main character is in a wheelchair, the result of some type of accident. But she doesn't want to talk about it and it's not until the VERY end of the book that you find out how she came to be in a wheelchair. And when you find this out, it's very hard not to think about what the motive was in keeping this a secret the entire book. Because her reason for being in said wheelchair could have added so much value to the story in my humble opinion.
But that grievance aside, the plot was just unbelievable, the characters were 2 dimensional and I think this book had a hard time deciding what it really wanted to be: romance? chick-lit? mystery? comedy-of-errors? 2.5 stars.
We learn early on that our main character is in a wheelchair, the result of some type of accident. But she doesn't want to talk about it and it's not until the VERY end of the book that you find out how she came to be in a wheelchair. And when you find this out, it's very hard not to think about what the motive was in keeping this a secret the entire book. Because her reason for being in said wheelchair could have added so much value to the story in my humble opinion.
But that grievance aside, the plot was just unbelievable, the characters were 2 dimensional and I think this book had a hard time deciding what it really wanted to be: romance? chick-lit? mystery? comedy-of-errors? 2.5 stars.