I was immediately hooked … and then, I no longer cared to finish the book!
The premise was attention grabbing. I was excited to see a story told from multiple view points that seemingly did not connect at first. This is one of my favorite plot points in stories.
In truth, I think the internal dialogue of some characters, particularly Mrs. Plansky, was clunky and tedious. It felt like the author was trying too hard to make readers connect with the characters. I additionally was immediately put off by her claim that she and her husband had started their company from nothing, when in fact they were privileged enough to borrow money from her father.
I found Mrs. Plansky’s family members infuriating. Her enabling behavior toward them soured me on liking her. The amount of blind privilege in this book almost had me rooting for the scammers.
I was more invested in Dinu’s story, but it was still not enough to make me finish the book.
I did not finish this book, putting it down at the 2/3 mark. It could have been 75 pages shorter, and maybe I would have liked it.
The premise was attention grabbing. I was excited to see a story told from multiple view points that seemingly did not connect at first. This is one of my favorite plot points in stories.
In truth, I think the internal dialogue of some characters, particularly Mrs. Plansky, was clunky and tedious. It felt like the author was trying too hard to make readers connect with the characters. I additionally was immediately put off by her claim that she and her husband had started their company from nothing, when in fact they were privileged enough to borrow money from her father.
I found Mrs. Plansky’s family members infuriating. Her enabling behavior toward them soured me on liking her. The amount of blind privilege in this book almost had me rooting for the scammers.
I was more invested in Dinu’s story, but it was still not enough to make me finish the book.
I did not finish this book, putting it down at the 2/3 mark. It could have been 75 pages shorter, and maybe I would have liked it.