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A review by cooperca
Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
3.0
This was another "liked it, didn't love it".
The premise was intriguing, a dysfunctional family quarantined for 7 days during the holiday. There was a side story that for me dragged the story down, but overall the novel presented an interesting look at how we don't always truly know those that we love the most.
The "chapters" are broken down by each character's point of view. As a reader, the layout provided more depth to the story and provided insight to what each character was thinking. It was a quick read but the ending was rather predictable.
The main irritant for me that made this a like instead of love was the selfishness of every single member of this family. Nobody was interesting enough to overcome the fact they were all unlikable. Olivia is sanctimonious, Phoebe is shallow, Emma plays the martyr, Andrew has an inflated opinion of himself, and Jesse is just blah.
Would I recommend this as a read, sure. It's a perfect airplane read.
The premise was intriguing, a dysfunctional family quarantined for 7 days during the holiday. There was a side story that for me dragged the story down, but overall the novel presented an interesting look at how we don't always truly know those that we love the most.
The "chapters" are broken down by each character's point of view. As a reader, the layout provided more depth to the story and provided insight to what each character was thinking. It was a quick read but the ending was rather predictable.
The main irritant for me that made this a like instead of love was the selfishness of every single member of this family. Nobody was interesting enough to overcome the fact they were all unlikable. Olivia is sanctimonious, Phoebe is shallow, Emma plays the martyr, Andrew has an inflated opinion of himself, and Jesse is just blah.
Would I recommend this as a read, sure. It's a perfect airplane read.