In addition to starting No Man's Land, by S.T. Underdahl, I also started a new book called Girls In White Dresses, by Jennifer Close. It talks about three girls, Isabella, Mary and Lauren, who all feel like every single one of their friends is getting married. The grapple with many emotional roller coasters as they try to get a grip on life. I wasn't really sure what to think of this book at first, and to be honest, even after reading 100+ pages, I still don't. It's written in the perspectives of the three girls and cycles between them during the chapters. I usually like it when books are written like this because it shows the same storyline but with different details and feelings. In this case, the format just made the book plain out confusing. For real. The chapters were SUPER long and I didn't really understand the plot until I was already 80 pages into the book. Also, the author drones on when they describe and that really defeats the purpose of adding description because it doesn't help the reader at all. Even though I'm only halfway into this novel, I'm not sure that I am actually going to read the rest of this book, let alone recommend it (and it's not often that I will abandon a book!). Read it if romance your thing, but I guess this book just isn't my cup of tea. To think of it, I only pick up this book because the title reminded me of the movie "27 Dresses".
Sunday, September 15, 2013
To be or not to be?
In addition to starting No Man's Land, by S.T. Underdahl, I also started a new book called Girls In White Dresses, by Jennifer Close. It talks about three girls, Isabella, Mary and Lauren, who all feel like every single one of their friends is getting married. The grapple with many emotional roller coasters as they try to get a grip on life. I wasn't really sure what to think of this book at first, and to be honest, even after reading 100+ pages, I still don't. It's written in the perspectives of the three girls and cycles between them during the chapters. I usually like it when books are written like this because it shows the same storyline but with different details and feelings. In this case, the format just made the book plain out confusing. For real. The chapters were SUPER long and I didn't really understand the plot until I was already 80 pages into the book. Also, the author drones on when they describe and that really defeats the purpose of adding description because it doesn't help the reader at all. Even though I'm only halfway into this novel, I'm not sure that I am actually going to read the rest of this book, let alone recommend it (and it's not often that I will abandon a book!). Read it if romance your thing, but I guess this book just isn't my cup of tea. To think of it, I only pick up this book because the title reminded me of the movie "27 Dresses".
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Good information to know about this book, I saw the cover and read a bit of your blog and thought about reading this. But when I read you thought it was confusing and might not finish it, I'm going to think more about if I should read this... I also like the title of your blog, fits well with your post. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review! It persuaded me that it would probably not be a good book to read, and plus I'm not that into these kinds of books anyway that have girls that just complain. Maybe if they stop complaining that will be more satisfying? Either way, hopefully you actually wind up enjoying this book. Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteGood review! I was looking at this book and wondering if I should read it. Now, after reading your review, I might not. Thanks for saving me the hassle! By the way, I like your blog design :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a crazy book! I really hate it when things get confusing and there's nothing you can do about it. I look forward to possible future posts about your feelings for the novel! :)
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