Abbi Glines at one point used to be my all time favorite author. And to this day, her books never cease to leave me feeling satisfied (cue Hamilton soundtrack).
["Fiona
I had never asked for a break. It had been a small request for space so I could think. Just some time to reflect and search myself. Loving Marty had never been the problem. It was the word marriage that haunted me.
Marty proved to be exactly what I feared. Unfaithful. And he’d fooled me, not once, but twice.
There sure as hell wouldn’t be a third time.
Marty
Three long years and the sight of her still feels like electricity jolting me awake from a sleep I didn’t realize I was in. Even with plenty of time to mentally prepare for this, being near Fiona reminded me what I’d never managed to find in another woman.
Even if she was crazy as hell. A mixture of hot, cold, funny, brutal all wrapped into a fucking gorgeous package.
When I left town, I was getting away from any memories of her. Protecting myself the only way I could.
But my twin brother and her half-sister were tying the knot. Unlike us, Shay and Mack could claw each other’s eyes out one minute and be madly in love the next.
Making it through this wedding weekend was all Mack asked of me. I could do it. I had to.
Even if it took all the whiskey in Savannah.
Fiona wouldn’t break me.
Not again. "]
Sad to say though (back to the Hamilton reference) I was left wanting more. Yes, it was good. But I wanted more. I wasn't 100% satisfied. The story line was a tad confusing (this book is part of a linked manuscript series and too much time passed between publications/me reading her books that I got very confused at several moments). The ending was a tad out of no where (happy ending sure, but I needed a little more than what we got). I'm just...I was over some of the other characters already and the city and the connected storylines. Several GoodReads reviewers agreed with me that, while her writing is still very good (still has tons of errors but still very good), she needs to move on to another set of characters/another city/another anything.
I would still recommend that you read this book. As a reader, and as a writer, you get something out of even the books that frustrate you (no more rose-colored glasses for me with Abbi). You learn more writing techniques (even if its what not to do). You gain more character insight/inspiration. You might get a spark of something out of it even if you were left feeling a little lonelier than when you started.
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