Relationships were not developed. Conflicts were forced. I did not enjoy the conversations.Examples of weak conflicts:Sarah has a stalker. When he sends her text messages she acts strange, but she won’t tell anyone about it. That bothered me. It wasn’t believable.Jamie has a secret. When Jamie tells Sarah he wants to confess something, she says “tell me later.” That annoyed me. It was artificial. And then later when she found out, she was furious, stomped off, and would not let him explain - not interesting.A woman comes to Sarah’s home. Sarah doesn’t ask reasonable questions like “why are you here?” Instead Sarah assumes something stupid and begins making excuses and confessions that don’t apply. Then when that woman explains her presence and offers help to Sarah with something important, Sarah refuses - for no good reason. It was stupidity, not rationality.Why Jamie joined the group and was attracted to Sarah was not explained or shown. The happy romantic ending felt tacked on. There was no romantic or emotional development. There were fights, conflicts, unknowns, then all of a sudden there is a business deal, they kiss. The end. Way too abrupt.There was an interesting group of women in process of divorce. But not enough was done with that.DATA:Narrative mode: 1st person. Kindle count length 4,450 (570 KB) 338 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual content: none. Setting: current day London, England, and France. Copyright: 2011. Genre: contemporary romance, divorce. This is an interesting book as it weaves the meaning of love through the story of a struggling young woman. She faces heart break, betrayal, divorce and a yearning to just find love again. I really enjoyed the writing and the characters - story of loss, struggle and love. I also enjoyed the style of writing alternating between the past and the present time. I loved how she found new love and the struggle to let go off her old life and old love.Highly recommend this one
What do You think about The Divorce Club (2011)?
The story is not that believable, but I liked the characters. It was a free, easy read.
—Lydia
