Ugh. I begrudged the reading time it took to slog my way through this one. The setting was a large, decrepit manor house in the English countryside. The owners, though going broke, were hosting a big house party for their estranged daughter's birthday. Lots and LOTS of characters to keep up with, more than a few of which kept switching identities with other party attendees. It was torture to try to keep up.
Oh, and did I mention that each day magically started over on the day before, during which the characters switched to yet other party-attendees' identities? And they did not retain the memories of the day 'before,' so they wrote themselves notes and hoped to come across them. By the fourth replay of the eve of the party, I was SO exhausted with this book. However, by this time, I was so tired of the 'secret identity' trope, that I did not want to read another entire book using it; so I persevered. I skimmed some before switching to the audiobook version which I checked out from the library. I think I listened to it at double time while I did other things around the house.
I finished, FINALLY, but I hated almost every minute, every page, every freakin' identity switch and day replay. Obviously I do not recommend this book.
**Post edited to remove the Ada Blalckjack book, as it was included in this week's post by mistake. I had forgotten that it was in last week's post.
I do love your reviews of books you don't recommend! The other one sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteLOL Sorry, I just have to vent sometimes
DeleteI am reading “The Wives of Los Alamos.” Loving it form page 1.I have always been fascinated with everything related to Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project. This is a great book form women’s perspective!
ReplyDeleteThat one is on my Book Wish List. Glad to hear that it's good from the outset!
DeleteUGH I struggled with the last two books I read. One of them was a book club read, so I felt duty-bound. The other was crossed off my Goodreads to be read list. The current one is a little less difficult, but still. I need a light, mind-erasing read!
ReplyDeleteA former co-worker and I had so much fun talking and recommending books to each other. She was about my age when she announced, "Life is too short to read bad books." LOL Agreed!
DeleteHave you ever read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion? I read it about ten years ago, but I remember it being a sweet, fun, and funny escape. That was the book that popped into my head after reading your comment.
Maybe I'll read it again.