Review: Fun and Diverting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2012
I can absolutely understand those who found the format difficult or distracting.  It took me a little bit to get used to, as well.  However, I have "e-friends" whom I have never met or talked to on the phone, so it was comfortable for me once I got my mindset adjusted a bit.I picked this up as a free Kindle book.  I quickly became absorbed in this fun little story and enjoyed it quite a bit.The women's "voices" are relatively unique from each other.  There were a couple of times I had to check the email header to see who was speaking, but most of the time I could easily tell from the text or there was an obvious signature.  I thought the authors did a good job of capturing the relationships of a group of women based on their electronic communications, and even the perils and pitfalls of private versus group email addresses.  I found the conversations, attitudes, and personalities to be realistic.  The plot...well, I don't know that I'd call it "realistic," but it hung together well enough for me.  I was able to suspend the disbelief.  I wasn't interested in analyzing it too closely, I wanted something diverting and light to read, and I was more interested in the relationship between the women and the dynamics as a group and as more limited conversations.