I was enticed by both the cover, and the description of the book upon hearing about it - as well as knowing that this book has been a big hit since hitting the shelves and is frequent bookclub favorite. The writing and prose lived up to expectation, as did the plot and era of the story - I loved the way the book started off with the perspective of the home itself, which was extremely unique and gripping from the first page. Following that, however, I felt like it just took too long to get into the plot - there was so much time spent on getting to know the characters, but in the end I still felt like I didn't know the characters very well at all.
All in all, a good read.
*I received a copy of "June" from bloggingforbooks.com
2.5 STARS
I like the way the book was written, and I enjoyed the voice of the main character (Although the supporting characters had nothing much to do with the actual plot, which annoyed me.) I was just looking for so much more. It felt like everything was just on the surface, and I wanted something deeper. I wasn't looking for a fluff read.
I also found Georgia a bit self-obsessed. Everything revolved around her, all other characters mentioned were not important to the plot and nothing to do with her character development. It was just about her and her self-imposed drama, which made for a very linear read.
This is a well written book, and is for some people, just not for me.
I received a copy of I Almost Forgot About You from BloggingForBooks.
