Title: Too much griping, ending too pat
Product review: I wanted to like this book, but I found the main character, Charlotte, to be whiny and boring. Instead of taking control and trying to change the things she didn't like about her life, she just complained about them. Each chapter began with a long, drawn out memory of some awful experience related to the debut of one of her books. I found myself liking her sister, Emily, much better than I liked Charlotte, which was unfortunate for a book told in the first-person. Then, after I spent 90% of the book waiting for Charlotte to just get on with things, the author wrapped it all up in a nice, tidy little package - only slightly longer and with slightly more details than "and they all lived happily ever after." It was a disappointing read - I'm glad I got it from the library and was just as happy to give it back.
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