I was surprised to read the bad reviews of this book as I quite enjoyed it. However, I have a background in little theater, in college and after on the stage but never summer stock. So I found that aspect of the book fun and interesting. I was also a high school guidance counselor and have plenty of experience with therapy sessions, so this part of the book was also interesting. I will agree that it was a little repetitive and drawn out from time to time but I thought generally a good story.

Shallow, boring shellac over a glossy veneer. What a waste of words!

This book started okay but I ended up feeling like I wasted my time reading it. Nothing really happened. Maybe it’s supposed to be more of a subtle story and I just didn’t get it. I ended up not really caring what happened to the characters. I just wanted it to be done so I could move on to a more interesting book. When I got to the end, my feeling was, “That’s it? That’s the end?” Blah.

Long and boring. Kept reading till the end hoping it’d get better. It did not!

The story seemed captivating at first, but the story ends up dragging. It seemed like nothing ever hit a climax. I kept reading waiting for the aha moment and it never happened, really disappointing.

A captivating and compelling read. Love the characters.