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A review by smitchy
The Bit In Between by Claire Varley
2.0
This book was easy to read. I really liked Varley's writing style. I could sympathise to an extent with the character's lack of purpose & feeling that everyone else has life sorted (I still feel that way).
It would make a great switch the brain off book to read on holiday but here are the issues I had with it:
1) The three main male characters (Oliver, Rick & Ed) were all completely self involved wankers. Seriously, why is she having a dilemma over Ed? He might be good looking but every time he opens his mouth I want to either laugh at him or slap him. Oliver is hardly any better and the sections of his "writing" sound like a bad historical romance.
2) The little interludes where we learn the back story of every minor character we come across - is this to tempt us with the far more interesting stories we could have read? And also all but one of these stories was either depressing &/or tragic - is the point to show us everyone regrets things / has disappointments?
3)The whole magic / story affecting life plot point. Why? Just Why? I can accept this in YA to an extent, but this just seems lazy.
4)The ending.
It would make a great switch the brain off book to read on holiday but here are the issues I had with it:
1) The three main male characters (Oliver, Rick & Ed) were all completely self involved wankers. Seriously, why is she having a dilemma over Ed? He might be good looking but every time he opens his mouth I want to either laugh at him or slap him. Oliver is hardly any better and the sections of his "writing" sound like a bad historical romance.
2) The little interludes where we learn the back story of every minor character we come across - is this to tempt us with the far more interesting stories we could have read? And also all but one of these stories was either depressing &/or tragic - is the point to show us everyone regrets things / has disappointments?
3)The whole magic / story affecting life plot point. Why? Just Why? I can accept this in YA to an extent, but this just seems lazy.
4)The ending.