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A review by kenna92005
The Unbelievable, Inconceivable, Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder by Cookie O'Gorman
2.0
I have loved and enjoyed Cookie O’Gorman’s books. They are filled with lovable characters, witty humor, and a storyline that just progresses so smoothly and at a comfortable pace. The UIU Truth About Ethan Wilder did not hold up.
The Characters
I loved the fierce heroine, Delilah. She was fiery and spunky, but there were also moments where she was so dense it bothered me. (Only because she seemed very attuned to everything else, and very smart, but somehow missed one glaringly key detail).
Ethan Wilder—I liked this character. I liked how he seemed very secretive and “too cool”, but also not the typical cool guy. However, as I read the book, I kept asking myself what do I really know about this character? 352 pages later, I still don’t know very much about him. He’s a very flat character.
A few things I didn’t care for in the book was some of the southern stereotypes. I feel like some are fine, but they felt pretty repetitive in this book. A question I also fought with trying to figure out was, if Delilah had grown up in Bowie and lived there her whole life how would she not have known Ethan Wilder before this year? How would she be in the dark about so many things if it’s such a small town and “everyone knows everyone.”
I still enjoy Cookie O’Gorman books. I just don’t think her mystery books are as good as her normal romantic comedies.
The Characters
I loved the fierce heroine, Delilah. She was fiery and spunky, but there were also moments where she was so dense it bothered me. (Only because she seemed very attuned to everything else, and very smart, but somehow missed one glaringly key detail).
Ethan Wilder—I liked this character. I liked how he seemed very secretive and “too cool”, but also not the typical cool guy. However, as I read the book, I kept asking myself what do I really know about this character? 352 pages later, I still don’t know very much about him. He’s a very flat character.
A few things I didn’t care for in the book was some of the southern stereotypes. I feel like some are fine, but they felt pretty repetitive in this book. A question I also fought with trying to figure out was, if Delilah had grown up in Bowie and lived there her whole life how would she not have known Ethan Wilder before this year? How would she be in the dark about so many things if it’s such a small town and “everyone knows everyone.”
I still enjoy Cookie O’Gorman books. I just don’t think her mystery books are as good as her normal romantic comedies.