Helpful Score: 4
I didn't realize this book would have an emphasis on religion, which felt very out of place in chick lit. Aside from that, the book was boring and all over the place. It was hard to get into the characters when you didn't learn their history until halfway through the book. Sometimes, there was too much detail; other times, there wasn't enough. I wonder if I should have read her first book?
Helpful Score: 3
The story to this book was not all that interesting. Too many characters who are all extremely depressing and their connections to the main character are weak at best. Disappointing.
Helpful Score: 3
I heard about this book on the today show, it was touted as one of the must reads of the summer. So I was looking forward to reading it and was lucky enough to get a copy of it from Hachette Book group. And the cover is just really cute. Unfortunately that is where the pleasantness ends on Secrets to happiness. The book was hard for me to get through if I am completely honest. I almost stopped reading but by that point I was half way through and so decided not to give up.
I am not sure how the book can be put into the chic lit genre as over all it is rather depressing. I can understand that it is a gritty look at Manhattan love. But when I read chic lit I expect it to be well more like a romantic comedy. Perhaps thats just me. The plot itself is boring; the characters are just flat on the page and not that likeable.
The most likeable thing about the book? The dogs. They are the saving grace over all. I could leave the rest of the book and not feel like I have missed anything. There truly are no secrets to be revealed in the Secrets to Happiness. This hits the skip it shelf on my list of books. And if you do feel like plugging through I wish you luck.
I am not sure how the book can be put into the chic lit genre as over all it is rather depressing. I can understand that it is a gritty look at Manhattan love. But when I read chic lit I expect it to be well more like a romantic comedy. Perhaps thats just me. The plot itself is boring; the characters are just flat on the page and not that likeable.
The most likeable thing about the book? The dogs. They are the saving grace over all. I could leave the rest of the book and not feel like I have missed anything. There truly are no secrets to be revealed in the Secrets to Happiness. This hits the skip it shelf on my list of books. And if you do feel like plugging through I wish you luck.
