Pam
Is This a Cry for Help? is being marketed as a humor book. I’m sorry, but I didn’t see any humor in the book. We join Darcy on part of her journey of healing and forgiveness. There is nothing humorous about that. This is a contemporary novel, through and through. Other topics discussed in the book are about libraries and what they provide for their communities. As a reader and lover of libraries, I was already familiar with much of the information shared here. But I did not know it all. And of course, the services provided by libraries vary from community to community.
Darcy is a flawed character, but that makes her more realistic. Who among us hasn’t wondered if we’ve taken the right path in life? Or look back with regret at relationships? Joy is an excellent counterbalance to Darcy. Don’t get me wrong, she’s flawed too. Who is ever 100% perfect? But Joy knows she has flaws, and she embraces them. Along the way, she cares for those important to her.
The chapters contained page breaks when there were changes of scene, and often when there were changes in time. Darcy would often go back in time and examine her relationship with Ben. Many times, there were page breaks to give readers a heads-up that this was happening. Other times, you may not realize it until you are in the middle of the story.
I found myself wondering if Sophie and January were needed in the story. Sophie is Joy’s sister, and at the beginning of the story, she was pregnant. Before the first chapter is over, Joy is off to spend time with her sister and baby January. Maybe their purpose is that Darcy has to spend time without her anchor nearby?
Overall, Is This a Cry for Help? is an interesting read. Be prepared to examine your mental health and relationship with the world around you.
Is This a Cry for Help? is being marketed as a humor book. I’m sorry, but I didn’t see any humor in the book. We join Darcy on part of her journey of healing and forgiveness. There is nothing humorous about that. This is a contemporary novel, through and through. Other topics discussed in the book are about libraries and what they provide for their communities. As a reader and lover of libraries, I was already familiar with much of the information shared here. But I did not know it all. And of course, the services provided by libraries vary from community to community.
Darcy is a flawed character, but that makes her more realistic. Who among us hasn’t wondered if we’ve taken the right path in life? Or look back with regret at relationships? Joy is an excellent counterbalance to Darcy. Don’t get me wrong, she’s flawed too. Who is ever 100% perfect? But Joy knows she has flaws, and she embraces them. Along the way, she cares for those important to her.
The chapters contained page breaks when there were changes of scene, and often when there were changes in time. Darcy would often go back in time and examine her relationship with Ben. Many times, there were page breaks to give readers a heads-up that this was happening. Other times, you may not realize it until you are in the middle of the story.
I found myself wondering if Sophie and January were needed in the story. Sophie is Joy’s sister, and at the beginning of the story, she was pregnant. Before the first chapter is over, Joy is off to spend time with her sister and baby January. Maybe their purpose is that Darcy has to spend time without her anchor nearby?
Overall, Is This a Cry for Help? is an interesting read. Be prepared to examine your mental health and relationship with the world around you.