Then We Came to the End

I truly wanted to like this more than I did. After reading some positive reviews, I was fully prepared to like it. It had the feel of a blind date for me; several friends swore to me I'd just love it! They sold me on our commonalities (it takes place in an office with catty co-workers, and hey YOU work in an office with no shortage of catty co-workers!). Smart without being pretentious, they told me. Very popular and highly thought of, they added.

First impressions were good. There was some good conversation and laughter. This one's quirky, I thought to myself. I could see myself spending some time with this one! But what seemed so promising in the beginning turned dull. I lost interest in the conversation....I found myself disappointed by the shallowness, the talk of all the meetings in offices that eventually reeked with sameness. By the time the characters showed some believable development, I was too bored to care.

It wasn't horrible, mind you. There was the occasional witty dialogue. A well-placed word or two. I may actually give the author another chance. But in the end with this one, I was indifferent.