pamela
Written on Feb 10, 2020
I noped my way out of this book at about 35%. I just couldn't anymore. The blurb compares The High Moments with much better books like The Devil Wears Prada, which means it's already setting itself up for some very disappointing readers. Being a millennial isn't' easy, so there's a lot that I think readers can relate to in Scarlett's character. Still, the big issue for me here is that it also relies far too heavily on tired and incorrect Millennial cliches - like expecting life to just fall into place, entitlement, and being vacuous and selfish.
Scarlett is a disgustingly unlikeable character, and her decisions simply didn't resonate with me. There are also far too many convenient and unbelievable things that fall into place at the beginning of the novel to get Scarlett into her London life that the whole premise just ended up feeling way too far fetched.
There was just not enough development, or reality within The High Life to keep me interested and reading. There are enough toxic people in real life, so there was just no way I was going to force myself to read a story about one of those very people's dreams coming true.
Scarlett is a disgustingly unlikeable character, and her decisions simply didn't resonate with me. There are also far too many convenient and unbelievable things that fall into place at the beginning of the novel to get Scarlett into her London life that the whole premise just ended up feeling way too far fetched.
There was just not enough development, or reality within The High Life to keep me interested and reading. There are enough toxic people in real life, so there was just no way I was going to force myself to read a story about one of those very people's dreams coming true.