phyllish
Written on Oct 31, 2017
The story has as its background the preparations for Sophie's sister's wedding (this is the fourth book of the series, the series is all about this family.) While there is a little bit of family drama, the story is about Sophie and how grief and depression have touched her life, and how she learns to overcome them.
In addition to the phrases and terms that we don't use in our everyday speech, there were also some small details that provided clues that this was written by someone from a different culture. Talk of the automatic gates in front of the houses was just one of these examples. I was in South Africa a year and a half ago and experienced the gated dwellings personally. With the unrest that nation experiences, having this kind of security measure is considered normal and necessary.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and am glad that I read the book. There were discussions related to a bridal shower and details from the shower itself where references to body parts better left unmentioned that detracted from the story and caused me to give it a lower rating than I would have otherwise given. That also has me hesitant to recommend this to my nieces.
If you would like to read the first line of the story, I featured it on First Line Friday last week and you can read the blog post here.
This review was originally posted on Among the Reads