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2.97 AVERAGE
2.97 AVERAGE
I have read a couple of books about couples taking planned breaks. So, not new territory here. The way the couples separate pasts are revealed is relatively well done. At one point I got fed up with the characters. I didn't like either person in the couple. I don't know of any people that would do these things, but I am just a normal, midwestern guy.
medium-paced
Need to think about this for a while before I can decide if I liked this book....
Just finished listening to the Audio version of this book. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed with the ending!
The book within itself was okay, exploring the difficulties in a marriage with many hidden secrets. In some ways, I could see how it was somewhat realistic.. but I found the characters of Jonathan & Cass frustrating. It touched on some extremely important issues such as financial security in a relationship & how an individuals upbringing can impact a relationship. It explored the loss and grief surrounding a previous termination as well as losing close friends. What I must say is that the back and forth nature of this separation or intermission is frustrating. Honestly I got bored but endured this book because I wanted to finish it.
The ending was dissatisfying.. completely predictable. These two individuals who are completely incompatible and toxic for each other still managed to find themselves reconciling after acts of infidelity on both sides. I only give this book 2 stars because it touches on some really important real life issues, aside from that, the characters are heinous.
The book within itself was okay, exploring the difficulties in a marriage with many hidden secrets. In some ways, I could see how it was somewhat realistic.. but I found the characters of Jonathan & Cass frustrating. It touched on some extremely important issues such as financial security in a relationship & how an individuals upbringing can impact a relationship. It explored the loss and grief surrounding a previous termination as well as losing close friends. What I must say is that the back and forth nature of this separation or intermission is frustrating. Honestly I got bored but endured this book because I wanted to finish it.
The ending was dissatisfying.. completely predictable. These two individuals who are completely incompatible and toxic for each other still managed to find themselves reconciling after acts of infidelity on both sides. I only give this book 2 stars because it touches on some really important real life issues, aside from that, the characters are heinous.
This is a story about two awful people who don’t love each other anymore who decide that they’re going to take a break from their marriage.
I get the author needed to give them flaws, rather than make them saints, but geez. For the record, I truly, truly hate Jonathan. I don’t like Cass that much either (her reasoning made no sense) but I really hated Jonathan. And I don’t believe that the reader needs to, or even should, like a book’s characters but I had no idea what I was supposed to root for. For Cass to call off the intermission? For Jonathan to leave Cass forever? For them to get back together so they don’t inflict themselves on other people? At one point I wondered if we were going to venture into Gone Girl territory and if I had wandered unwittingly into a thriller.
And then…I got to the part where Cass has an affair with the Harvey Weinstein type and I threw up into the back of my mouth. Elyssa Friedland should not have inflicted that on us.
I get the author needed to give them flaws, rather than make them saints, but geez. For the record, I truly, truly hate Jonathan. I don’t like Cass that much either (her reasoning made no sense) but I really hated Jonathan. And I don’t believe that the reader needs to, or even should, like a book’s characters but I had no idea what I was supposed to root for. For Cass to call off the intermission? For Jonathan to leave Cass forever? For them to get back together so they don’t inflict themselves on other people? At one point I wondered if we were going to venture into Gone Girl territory and if I had wandered unwittingly into a thriller.
And then…I got to the part where Cass has an affair with the Harvey Weinstein type and I threw up into the back of my mouth. Elyssa Friedland should not have inflicted that on us.
I really enjoyed reading about Jonathan and Cass's intermission. While it put their entire relationship at risk, it gave them both time to breathe and reevaluate things.
Learning about what each of them did during this time was very interesting, as was their dynamic throughout. I enjoyed the end, including the little twist. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
Learning about what each of them did during this time was very interesting, as was their dynamic throughout. I enjoyed the end, including the little twist. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
I have given Ms. Friedland's other books so far all 5 stars, but to me this one was a stinker.. my taste.. that is all I have to say.
This one is so hard to rate. I enjoyed the writing and couldn't put it down, but I disliked some of the characters so much it almost eclipsed that for me. I usually don't mind unlikable characters either, so I'm confused.
Read via a NetGalley ARC
This was..interesting. The premise and some of the insights were great, but the characters were all rather annoying and shallow.
This was..interesting. The premise and some of the insights were great, but the characters were all rather annoying and shallow.