YOUNG WIVES\' TALES [Import] [Hardcover]

ADELE PARKS (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH LTD (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718152190
• ISBN-13: 978-0718152192
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,254,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Wrong target audience, August 5, 2011

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S. Shamma "kinokuniya" (UAE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Wives' Tales (Paperback)

I've just finished reading this book, and I struggled to finish it. It took me a while, and I literally needed breaks in-between chapters because of how frustrated I would get with the characters.

I really did not like any of the characters. I hated John, I hated Lucy, I hated Peter, I hated Connie, and I had huge moments of dislike for Rose.

I would have to say though that the only plot that actually kept me interested long enough to finish the book was Rose and Craig's storyline. It just drove me insane how each of the characters were absolute jerks! Especially Lucy and John. Yeah yeah, I'll probably get the whole "but they redeemed themselves at the end". Well, it was a little too late for me. 50 chapters, and I had to wait till chapter 46 for me to feel the least bit of sympathy and understanding for either of them?

And I don't understand why Connie was made to seem like a central role at the back of the book, when John was the one given his own chapters. We don't even hear of John until his name pops up in Chapter 3. That's just me being picky I suppose, but I did wonder about it and so I'm mentioning it.

I gave this book 3 stars for two reasons. 1. As much as I did not enjoy this book, I have to give it to Adele Parks. She writes impeccably. She is an extremely skilled writer, and her characterisation, flow of dialogue and thoughts, structure, and all of that was absolutely flawless. Sure, I did not like neither the book nor the storyline, but I appreciated her writing skills.

And 2. It is not her fault I did not enjoy this story. She is a great writer, but I am simply the wrong target audience for this book. I am neither a wife, nor a mother, and this book seems to be targeted at both, and probably a wider bunch of females. I am not one of them, I did not relate to the situations, and I did not connect to the characters the way I'm sure others have. I am simply put, not the targeted audience for this book.

For that, I admit that it is completely on me for buying this book and reading it in the first place, because it was made clear on the back what the book would be about. I guess I was just curious because it received such great reviews.

I'm sure there are many who would love this book. I was just not one of them.

5.0 out of 5 stars Young Wive's Tales, May 26, 2008

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Stephanie Michelle Worth (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Wives' Tales (Paperback)

I love this book! Adele Parks describes the characters very well. And the story is well written. A definite page turner and a great chick flic to read on any day!