Book: Goodnight, Beautiful
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Have I Read this Author Before: I didn’t realize it at first, but yes, I’ve read The Ice Cream Girls and The Woman He Loved Before
One Sentence Summary: A couple who cannot have children enlist a close friend to be their surrogate but the friend and the husband have a romantic connection which leads to the married woman changing her mind about keeping the baby and insisting the husband break all ties with his former (now pregnant) friend
Best Thing About the Book: It was an interesting idea and I was intrigued from the beginning
Worst Thing About the Book: Aside from repetitive, at times, unrealistic interactions between the characters, I disliked the constant switches not only between past and present, but between narrators. A new chapter would begin and I would struggle to figure out first of all, who was narrating, and secondly, whether it was in the present or the past. Also, one plot element Koomson used that I really dislike is when two characters who are romantically linked do not get together because of one, or a series, of misunderstandings about how each of them feels; overdone and unrealistic
Did it Make Me Want to Keep Reading: No. I quickly lost interest about 1/4 of the way in. I did finish it, as I hate to give up on a book before completing it, but there was very little new information revealed as the book went on and I was anxious to be done with it
What I Learned: It was definitely not an educational experience, but now that I’ve been to London, I always find books with a London setting interesting as I read about actual places, subway stations etc.
The Bottom Line: Not a book I would recommend
Would I Read This Author Again: I think I enjoyed my first two Koomson novels more than this one, but no, I don’t plan to read any others
Next Book the Read by This Author: NA
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