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cemoses's review against another edition
3.0
On the plus side of this book, the book held my attention would read more books by this author.
On the negative side, I did not feel the characters were entirely convincing. Also like many modern novels, the novel tells a story but seems to lack a moral, point of view or object to it.
On the negative side, I did not feel the characters were entirely convincing. Also like many modern novels, the novel tells a story but seems to lack a moral, point of view or object to it.
thelexingtonbookie's review against another edition
1.0
This is going to be a short one, folks. I read this book over the course of a week, and it honestly should have been a faster read. It's only a 300 page book, but the story dragged on and I just couldn't get into it. It had a few promising points where I thought the story would pick up, but unfortunately, it didnt pick up enough to keep my interest.
Now, the main problem that I had trouble with is keeping the characters straight. Basically, the setting is a small town with deep roots, and the main characters all have a connection within the town. There are two main focus familes, and they are intertwined by a shadowy past. Then there are a lot of sideplot characters, and each of their stories delves into the main plot. The author changes the point of view from third to first person from chapter to chapter- sometimes page to page- and with all these characters, it got difficult to follow.
There's a lot of deception, cheating, and grudges, but all this drama is so undramatic and confusing. It seemed like it had so much potential to make a big impact by the end to the reader, but I was disappointed. I should've left it on the shelf at the library.
Now, the main problem that I had trouble with is keeping the characters straight. Basically, the setting is a small town with deep roots, and the main characters all have a connection within the town. There are two main focus familes, and they are intertwined by a shadowy past. Then there are a lot of sideplot characters, and each of their stories delves into the main plot. The author changes the point of view from third to first person from chapter to chapter- sometimes page to page- and with all these characters, it got difficult to follow.
There's a lot of deception, cheating, and grudges, but all this drama is so undramatic and confusing. It seemed like it had so much potential to make a big impact by the end to the reader, but I was disappointed. I should've left it on the shelf at the library.
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