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Really Good, Actually
by Monica Heisey
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
This is a book that had so many good reviews, and as a huge fan of Schitt's Creek I was really excited to read this. Spoiler: it fell a bit flat.
I did enjoy Heisey's writing, and for a book following someone's divorce it still managed to feel very fresh and different which is something I was worried about as I think a lot of these books can feel very samey.
Maggie was so problematic, which is something that's explored in the book, but she blames her awful treatment of her friends on the fact that she's divorced, and it takes her a long time to realise the consequences of this and do anything to fix this until almost the very end. There was a big emphasis on how unsual it was for Maggie to be divorced so young, but at times it did read like she was in her mid-40s, not 28/29 like she was supposed to be.
Also, Jon was totally right to cut Maggie off after she was repeatedly harassing him, but I cannot forgive him stealing the cat and this really felt like something that should have been resolved in the book. In general I thought his character did a 180 with very little explanation (until later in the book almost off-handedly).
I did enjoy Heisey's writing, and for a book following someone's divorce it still managed to feel very fresh and different which is something I was worried about as I think a lot of these books can feel very samey.
Maggie was so problematic, which is something that's explored in the book, but she blames her awful treatment of her friends on the fact that she's divorced, and it takes her a long time to realise the consequences of this and do anything to fix this until almost the very end. There was a big emphasis on how unsual it was for Maggie to be divorced so young, but at times it did read like she was in her mid-40s, not 28/29 like she was supposed to be.