This is not my first time reading this author, but this book was not like her previous books, it was very slow and hard to get into. I felt like the last 50 pages or so were the only parts that the reader actually needed to read or that the reader actually felt like something was happening to grab their attention.
There were a lot of characters in this book and it was a little hard to follow at times. The main character Dolly, had a lot going on and at times it exhausted the reader. It made the reader want to throw the book against the wall and wish for a chart of characters to be listed in the beginning of the book. Dolly set the entire story into motion and I personally didn't like Dolly. It was hard to want to root for her or to see her succeed because she leaves a terrible taste in the reader's mouths.
The story has about 25 sub-stories or plots throughout and the reader has to really concentrate to stay on top of things in this one. I lost my train of thought several times and that made the book a bit stilted instead of a smooth flow. Not my favorite by far, and I will think twice before moving one of this authors books to the top of my TBR list.
There were a lot of characters in this book and it was a little hard to follow at times. The main character Dolly, had a lot going on and at times it exhausted the reader. It made the reader want to throw the book against the wall and wish for a chart of characters to be listed in the beginning of the book. Dolly set the entire story into motion and I personally didn't like Dolly. It was hard to want to root for her or to see her succeed because she leaves a terrible taste in the reader's mouths.
The story has about 25 sub-stories or plots throughout and the reader has to really concentrate to stay on top of things in this one. I lost my train of thought several times and that made the book a bit stilted instead of a smooth flow. Not my favorite by far, and I will think twice before moving one of this authors books to the top of my TBR list.