Here's another quick book review for your reading pleasure...hopefully the review is a tad more enjoyable than the book was for me...
This one was interesting. I went in for a fiction option this time because I wanted something a little different. I am all for pleasure reading, but this just did not deliver. Bonita Avenue is also a translation, which I thought was going to be especially refreshing but it did not seem to translate too well. To be completely honest, I actually did not even finish reading the book entirely...I had to throw in the towel about half way through, and below is why.
The pace was really slow to begin with. When I read the synopsis for the book I was thoroughly intrigued and expected decent paced writing to keep up with what should have been a thrilling plot line, but I was disappointed.
I was also confused through out as to what time we were in. The flashbacks through me off way too much. I actually really enjoy stories with multiple points of view or timelines, but the organization of the book and the writing needs to be impeccably clear for that to be successful. This was just not clear enough. I read through some other reviews of the book as well and this seemed to be a legitimate concern for other people as well.
All in all, not my favorite pick from Blogging for Books.
**I received a complementary copy of the book from Blogging for Books in exchange for my review**
