Kelsey

Warning: this “review” is about to read more like a blog post or journal entry than critique. Things may get personal. Things may get verbose.

Carry on. (Or don't.)

“This is rape's legacy, the countless deaths women die just trying to keep existing in the world as it is.”

Well that was exactly as advertised: heartwarming, lovely, delightful, etc. It's not trying to be anything it isn't. Just a sweet story about a magical gal who makes new friends on her travels through small towns. A couple side quests and conflicts here and there, but nothing too anxiety inducing.

The perfect lighthearted palate cleanser for anyone in need of one :)

The first half was a bit of a slog as I don't particularly care about the ins and outs of the advertising business, but once we got to the nitty gritty personal stuff, I was quite into it.

My biggest problem (and the reason it took me so long to get through this one, outside of the fact that I was moving this month) was the Gilmore Girls-style dialogue. It felt a bit like it was trying too hard to be witty... no one actually talks like that. The characters were too quirky for my taste.

On the whole, it was fine. Redeemed mainly by the fact that it covered some deeper themes about the human experience (grief, family dynamics, dissatisfaction with work, etc.) that offset the lack of believability everywhere else.

Hm. I completely fail to see the appeal on this one. It's 125 pages, and every single one of them felt like an incarnation of my new least favorite chore.

I guess one could argue it was well written? But besides that, there wasn't a single thing about it that was for me. I'm happy it's over, and maybe I can now look forward to reading again.

So long INDEED, Mr. Maxwell. Please miss me with that see you tomorrow stuff

I inhaled this.

Couldn't tell you the last time I read a “whodunnit”(or the last time I read a ~600 pager in 3 days, honestly), and I'm so happy this one got me back into the genre (temporarily at least). The setting: lovely; who doesn't love a 70s summer camp thriller?! The pace: couldn't have been better. The characters: classic posh, upper class villains; loved them. Hated them. My favorite kind.

To anyone who's in a reading rut like I was: there's no time to waste! This is your calling.

Gonna have to go check out more Liz Moore and see what she's all about. We may have a good thing goin' here!