"There were three men opposite her, all hard at it."
Alright, this is going to be quick... I will add right away that I loved the first sentence! Now, into it:
First I want to say
I did not enjoy this book! I know that I'm a picky reader but honestly…. I just
couldn’t understand how this got so many good reviews.
First, I didn't like
the way it was written. There were no italics for train of thought!
But putting that
aside, because I can put up with formatting that annoys me if something is
good, this started off slow and never really picked up. I didn't always feel
like the story every took off. I understand that the main conflict was the
affair between Chole and James (Jamie) but I didn’t really feel like there was
much else (that was constant) in terms
of plot.
Now, let's talk
characters… We have three main characters. Chole (the mistress) James (the
hero) and Maggie (The wife). We also have a few friends and the child Nathan.
Personally I would
have liked to see more from Nathan.
When it comes to
Chole- I hated her. I did not sympathize with her what so ever, I thought she
was mean, bratty, childish, judgmental, and honestly I finished a lot of
chapters from her point of view going "God, she's such a bitch." I
also didn’t want her to succeed and wasn't happy when she did. It felt like her
success was handed to her for no real reason.
James… the love
interest. Urg. He was worse than Chole. His lack of respect for his wife, his
meanness, his childish personality and he's just…. A dick. I found myself
thinking about what a bad husband he was through the entire book. There is
actually a part in the book where he tells his wife she isn't supposed to talk
to her friends.
Now, the wife
Maggie. You know, she's the only main character I kind of liked. I felt like
Maggie was a nice character, she wasn't a dreadful person and I actually rooted
for her. I was happy to see her start standing up for herself and, unlike
Chole, I was happy to see her succeeding.
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