The author wrote a very good book which had me so annoyed by the characters' actions.
I had to give myself a few days after reading this book, before I tried to write a review. This speaks really well of the author doing her job to perfection. I was so deeply involved in the story that the characters were annoying me quite a bit. The two main characters are so unlike me and seemed so immature at times. It bought out very strong feelings in me. That really is what an author is trying to do. They write a story to draw you in and consume you.
I honestly do not like a story that is not linear. It is not my first choice in picking a book to read. This book is a nonlinear narrative. The plot is pretty much two time lines going on at the same time, but each interrupted the other, just as I wanted an answer.
After writing that, you would think that I would rate this book poorly, but quite the opposite is true. A book that draws me in, makes me emotional and annoyed, did what I would expect of an excellent plot. The author made me care about the characters and what happened to them in the past and very interested in what is happening currently in the present of the book’s plot.
The main core of the story is not new. The idea has been around for some time; to imagine who would be the five people you would like to dine with, living or dead. Some people would pick their favorite people. Some would pick only close family. The main character of this story, Sabrina had made her list years ago and altered it only once (that we know of). She chose three people who she had unresolved relationships with and two people she admired (one she knew and the other was Audrey Hepburn (which she did not know personally). You do not know much about the people at the dinner or the reasons she chose them at the beginning of the book. As the story flows, you find out clues.
The plot mainly focuses on Sabrina and Tobias (they were a couple). There are two subplots; the non-relationship between Sabrina and her father, Robert and Sabrina’s relationship with her best friend Jessica, which has evolved over the years. I will not go into the storyline more, since I think the book I best read not knowing too much.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I received the ARC of this book through a giveaway on The Girlfriend at AARP’s website. I am giving this review freely with my true opinion, not influenced by receiving the book.
I honestly do not like a story that is not linear. It is not my first choice in picking a book to read. This book is a nonlinear narrative. The plot is pretty much two time lines going on at the same time, but each interrupted the other, just as I wanted an answer.
After writing that, you would think that I would rate this book poorly, but quite the opposite is true. A book that draws me in, makes me emotional and annoyed, did what I would expect of an excellent plot. The author made me care about the characters and what happened to them in the past and very interested in what is happening currently in the present of the book’s plot.
The main core of the story is not new. The idea has been around for some time; to imagine who would be the five people you would like to dine with, living or dead. Some people would pick their favorite people. Some would pick only close family. The main character of this story, Sabrina had made her list years ago and altered it only once (that we know of). She chose three people who she had unresolved relationships with and two people she admired (one she knew and the other was Audrey Hepburn (which she did not know personally). You do not know much about the people at the dinner or the reasons she chose them at the beginning of the book. As the story flows, you find out clues.
The plot mainly focuses on Sabrina and Tobias (they were a couple). There are two subplots; the non-relationship between Sabrina and her father, Robert and Sabrina’s relationship with her best friend Jessica, which has evolved over the years. I will not go into the storyline more, since I think the book I best read not knowing too much.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I received the ARC of this book through a giveaway on The Girlfriend at AARP’s website. I am giving this review freely with my true opinion, not influenced by receiving the book.