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A review by kirstenforward
Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
2.0
I saw the cover and read the words "wilderness survival course" and was deceived into thinking this was a book for me. I was willing to overlook the tired divorcee-finds-herself trope (no disrespect to Cheryl Strayed) for what I hoped would be vivid descriptions of rolling hills covered in tamaracks and pine. Alas, that is not what I got.
What this book needed:
- more descriptions of snow-capped mountains and untamed forests
- a clearer summary/genre (this is a romance for those, like me, who missed that fact.)
What this book needed less of:
- Descriptions of women complaining that they've had to leave their makeup behind
- Descriptions of women only going on a wilderness survival course to "get skinny"
I'm sure this would be a great book for a romance fan. I am not a romance fan.
What this book needed:
- more descriptions of snow-capped mountains and untamed forests
- a clearer summary/genre (this is a romance for those, like me, who missed that fact.)
What this book needed less of:
- Descriptions of women complaining that they've had to leave their makeup behind
- Descriptions of women only going on a wilderness survival course to "get skinny"
I'm sure this would be a great book for a romance fan. I am not a romance fan.