Mrs. Perfect

Finally a new post. Yay!

I finished Mrs. Perfect, by Jane Porter a few weeks ago and was really not excited to blog about it. I picked this book up at Village Books - our fabulous, local independent book store - and was very excited to read it. I loved Flirting With Forty and The Frog Prince, so I was expecting to really like this one as well.

As you may be able to tell from the previous paragraph my expectations were not met. I rarely write a "bad" review mostly because I usually don't read books I don't like - I put them down if they aren't grabbing me, holding my attention. Yet, with this book, I kept reading. I think liking her other books so well I thought things would come around. They just didn't.

So, what didn't I like? Let's see:
I felt this book was very superficial. I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters - I couldn't like them or dislike them...there wasn't enough to them to create a relationship. I didn't feel a connection in this book at all. The characters weren't formed enough for me. I felt this book did a lot of telling and not a lot of showing. A constant tell of what was happening, not enough substance to make me try or want to form my own feelings toward the book. I think Jane Porter did a better job of describing the furniture and clothes than the actual people.

I know that there was a book before this one, Odd Mom Out, where Taylor (the main character) is introduced and maybe that would give more sustenance to this book...however, I didn't read it and probably won't. I will wait for Jane's next book and definitely give it a try.

Anyway. I wouldn't recommend this one, but if anyone out there in the blog-o-sphere wants to try it let me know and I will send it your way!