This was a strange read -- I enjoyed it while I was reading. But when I finished, I felt flat.  All the relationships are so interesting. The friendships are especially realistic and strong. This is 100% character driven, and I usually love character-driven stories, but I think I needed a little more action here.

I am sorry for not reviewing fully but I don’t have the time to read this anymore. I believe that it wouldn't benefit you as a publisher or your book if I only skimmed it and wrote a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for not fully reviewing!

After reading a few chapters, I decided this book held no interest for me at this time nor was it a good fit for my blog.  I elected not to finish the book now, but it may well be a case of "the wrong book at the wrong time" syndrome and I might be willing to try it again in the future.  Thank you to Crown Publishing / Hogarth and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to sample this title.

Thank you for the opportunity. I read 50 pages and it was not for me. I did not rate or review anywhere.

This was a super-quick read due to its pacing and lively descriptiveness. Despite its easy flow, however, it contained many vivid images and spot-on human nature assessments. I would be very interested to read more of this author's work to see if the insights continued as richly in tales with other circumstances.