Book Review: Satisfaction
1,5 stars (It was ok) for Satisfaction by Andee Reilly.
I received this book through Netgalley for an honest review.
I really wanted to like this book! A story about Ginny making a roadtrip and following around her favourite band? What's not to like about it!
But it failed to capture me.
When Ginny finds out her husband has been cheating on her, she takes off on a crazy roadtrip to follow around her favourite band, The Rolling Stones. During her trip she meets Bree who is everything Ginny believes she isn't: Wild and Spontaneous. They continue their trip together and start their own little adventure.
Only their adventure isn't really and adventure and their friendship seemed a bit weird. I couldn't relate to either character - this coming from a person who has followed around her own favourite band on several occasions- and the dynamic between the two woman was a little out of balance.
Andee Reilly is a big Rolling Stones fan herself, which you can tell by the passionate way she writes about them in this story. However (and I say this with the utmost respect), sometimes it felt more like I was reading a Stones biography rather than a fiction novel.
The pace of the book was at times very slow and every time it seemed to reach some kind of peak, it dropped back down. I really did want to like this book but sadly enough it didn't work for me. In all honesty, I wanted to quit by the time I was halfway.
Having said that, I am sure this book will find its way to some other people who will absolutely adore this book and who will be able to relate to the characters in a way that I failed to.
Andee Reilly was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside and teaches literature and writing at California State University, Channel Islands. When not teaching or writing, she can be found surfing the beaches of Southern California and Maui. She fell in love with the Rolling Stones as a teenager, and their music has long served as an inspiration to her writing. Satisfaction is her debut novel. Connect with Andee at: AndeeReilly.com, Facebook.com/andee.reilly, and Twitter @andeereilly.
Publication date: August 4th
When 22-year-old Ginny Martin discovers her husband has been cheating on her, she strikes back. Buying tickets to every concert on the Rolling Stones North American tour, this devastated suburban housewife packs up the car and takes to the road. Following the Rolling Stones from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City, Ginny experiences freedom for the first time, while coping with the insecurities and limiting beliefs that had kept this small town girl’s life far too small. Bree Cooper is a nomad, a free-spirited drifter, and a mother who abandoned responsibility – and her young daughter – years before. When Ginny meets Bree at a roadside diner, they impulsively make the decision to throw their lot in together. In each other they find a friendship that they both had longed for. Bree also gives Ginny a chance to have a mother-figure who inspires independence and encourages confidence, while Ginny gives Bree a chance to get parenting right on the second try.
Source: Goodreads
I received this book through Netgalley for an honest review.
I really wanted to like this book! A story about Ginny making a roadtrip and following around her favourite band? What's not to like about it!
But it failed to capture me.
When Ginny finds out her husband has been cheating on her, she takes off on a crazy roadtrip to follow around her favourite band, The Rolling Stones. During her trip she meets Bree who is everything Ginny believes she isn't: Wild and Spontaneous. They continue their trip together and start their own little adventure.
Only their adventure isn't really and adventure and their friendship seemed a bit weird. I couldn't relate to either character - this coming from a person who has followed around her own favourite band on several occasions- and the dynamic between the two woman was a little out of balance.
Andee Reilly is a big Rolling Stones fan herself, which you can tell by the passionate way she writes about them in this story. However (and I say this with the utmost respect), sometimes it felt more like I was reading a Stones biography rather than a fiction novel.
The pace of the book was at times very slow and every time it seemed to reach some kind of peak, it dropped back down. I really did want to like this book but sadly enough it didn't work for me. In all honesty, I wanted to quit by the time I was halfway.
Having said that, I am sure this book will find its way to some other people who will absolutely adore this book and who will be able to relate to the characters in a way that I failed to.
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