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A review by livres_de_bloss
One Small Act of Kindness by Lucy Dillon
5.0
4.5
I really enjoyed this story!
Libby was a wonderful main character. I really liked her! I also immensely enjoyed her relationship with Alice and the friendship that emerged from their chance meeting.
Jason was terrible. He was a total whinging tosser and the worst literary man-child I’ve ever encountered. Yuck.
The mother-in-law... where do I start? Her reverse Oedipus complex made me both sick and angry. Double yuck.
I am always in wonder of how Lucy Dillon makes these characters come to life, good or bad. It’s remarkable.
While a touch predictable (I did manage to guess the Gethin thing from the get-go), the story itself is very well-done. It’s kind of like a more serious version of “Remember Me?” by Sophie Kinsella. I was a bit disappointed in the ending because I felt like Libby deserves so much better but I also know why Lucy Dillon chose the ending she did.
I really enjoyed this story!
Libby was a wonderful main character. I really liked her! I also immensely enjoyed her relationship with Alice and the friendship that emerged from their chance meeting.
Jason was terrible. He was a total whinging tosser and the worst literary man-child I’ve ever encountered. Yuck.
The mother-in-law... where do I start? Her reverse Oedipus complex made me both sick and angry. Double yuck.
I am always in wonder of how Lucy Dillon makes these characters come to life, good or bad. It’s remarkable.
While a touch predictable (I did manage to guess the Gethin thing from the get-go), the story itself is very well-done. It’s kind of like a more serious version of “Remember Me?” by Sophie Kinsella. I was a bit disappointed in the ending because I felt like Libby deserves so much better but I also know why Lucy Dillon chose the ending she did.