That Old Cape Magic

I know the reviews for this book weren't stellar, and there were moments when I thought the book was a hot mess, but mostly I enjoyed it. The best and most coherent part of the book was Griffan's relationship with his mother, I just wish he hadn't added a marriage breakup and a mid-life crisis to the mix. Or, figured out a different way to add them.

This is my first Russo though, and now I interested in reading more by him.

Griffin goes to weddings, loves his wife, is estranged from his wife, carries his parents' ashes in the trunk of his car, and longs to visit the Cape again.

That's the whole book. I hope I didn't give anything away.

A long, long section in the middle that dragged so much I wanted to put the book down. But the last third of the book picked up and the story zoomed to the end.

This book wasn't bad, but it just wasn't good. I never quite understood the theme or story line. It was all over the place. Was it about the Cape? Was it about a mentally unstable person? Was it about a wedding, or two? I could go on, but that would be even more boring than this book.

Not one I would recommend.