Sonya

This book was cozier than I usually prefer. While there are some standout quotes that resonated with me, overall, it didn’t feel like anything particularly profound happened. I was hoping for a more developed storyline and character development. The story left me struggling to stay engaged, and it all felt a bit flat.

I think I would have enjoyed it more if the story had been expanded or delved deeper. I feel as though you could remove the characters and have a summarized short article in a philosophy magazine.

The Writing Retreat was it for a lot of people, but it just wasn’t for me. The synopsis made me expect something entirely different than what I read. The book started off great, but as more as the story continued, it lost it for me. There were some moments that had me reading more chapters, but I would say this book became more predictable as it went on. The character development just wasn’t there for me and, personally, just not likable.

This book was a good read, but it had more of a fictional ring to it than historical. It was as though we took women with the mindset of today and plunked them back then. At times, the book did seem to have far too many characters. Many of which didn’t matter and disappeared from the storyline altogether. It did seem to be repetitive at times, but such is Martha’s life.

I would still recommend this book to read, but I likely won’t read it again. The story was overall good and kept me reading.