Review: Hilarious and witty
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2013
I received this book from the author for free in exchange for my honest review. See more of my reviews at [...]I am torn on how to rate this.On the one hand, the humor is great and it is something so rarely captured well in writing. I often caught myself smiling and chuckling at the scenes Ms. Cole put on display. During those moments I was thoroughly enjoying myself. But when I wasn't in a giggling fit, I was exasperated with the stories main character, Tash. She talks. A lot. This led me to occasionally skim a page or two just to speed up the process."A modern day plot, wrapped up in a seen it before, chick-lit package" is how I would describe this. It's an easy and fun read that I mostly liked, but really sort of didn't like. Which is pretty much how I feel about all chick-lit, so don't hold it against Ms. Cole entirely. I tend to exchange fluff for angst - if you're looking for one or the other let that be the judge of if you should pick up Eternally North for yourself.Still, Tash's character is so believable you almost feel as if one of your best friends is sharing her life with you. The honesty of the relationships between Tash, Tude and fellow characters is refreshing and spot-on. Ms. Cole uses Tash to be the voice of the modern day single women with a gay best friend. While Tude is truly swoon worthy and a man with heart.In the end I was satisfied and enjoyed my nights with Eternally North. I think my hang-ups are more personal than if the book was good or not. The chick-lit design and that at times Ms. Cole's writing felt too slangy/too pop-culture are really the only things that turned me from warm to cold. Otherwise the story is nice, the writing is wonderfully hilarious, the sex is great .... and I may or may not have read the entire thing with a British accent.