Sara Flemington

Egg Island by Sara Flemington

Random stream of consciousness – characters chasing their tales without a real destination in mind – searching for something – and – at the end I wondered if or when they will find it as they did not find it by the end of the book.

That said, I applaud the author for writing a book and am sure this story will appeal to someone even though that did not happen to be me. I felt that the telling of the story was more important for the author than having the characters find what they were looking for or even finding something that would help them grow or become more. I suppose that is true for some in life, but I prefer to spend my time reading words that take me somewhere, see the characters grow and develop and that leaves me feeling hopeful when I read the last page.

Did I read every word? Not really…I read the first few chapters, did not engage with the characters, could not see myself in the story as one of them, and wondered what the true purpose of writing the story actually was, so skipped to the end, read that, read a bit in the middle and decided the book was not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dundurn Press for the ARC – This is my honest review

2-3 Stars… (mehr)