I thought this was going to be a cute chick-lit book. I hadn't read any of those for awhile and was looking forward to this one. Both the cover and premise sound cute, "Kendra Tamale is looking for a fresh start and a simple life when she rents a room from Kyle Gadsborough" (from the front flap).
It was much more complicated than that and, actually, had the makings of something worthwhile EXCEPT for the way it was written. The main character, Kendra, is a victim but never moves on from it. She wants everyone to know how bad she's had it and be awarded for it somehow. Her whiny attitude became grating.
Koomson writes as if she's removed from her characters and is merely documenting what is happening to them, so we don't feel engaged either.
By the end of the book, I really didn't care what happened to them. The best part of the book was reminding me how much I enjoy marshmallows.
It was much more complicated than that and, actually, had the makings of something worthwhile EXCEPT for the way it was written. The main character, Kendra, is a victim but never moves on from it. She wants everyone to know how bad she's had it and be awarded for it somehow. Her whiny attitude became grating.
Koomson writes as if she's removed from her characters and is merely documenting what is happening to them, so we don't feel engaged either.
By the end of the book, I really didn't care what happened to them. The best part of the book was reminding me how much I enjoy marshmallows.
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