Review: They live in a dispassionate fog...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
Darcy Sweet is an amiable bookseller that has odd things happen around her. The book tells us what happens and what people do and say, but there is very little feeling attached to anything. We never learn how Darcy feels about things or the depths of her emotions. I even had trouble believing in her cat. The book said there was a cat, but there were mostly just meaningful looks and demands for food. I have never lived with a cat that stayed out of the way unless the storyline needed it. Everything seemed to be a dispassionate narration instead of someone living through the events. I tried over and over to connect with the characters. Unfortunately, I didn't find any genuine emotions to connect with.The story had some good ideas; some interesting slants on familiar plots, but there were not enough senses or feelings expressed in order to make any of it three-dimensional. It's sad because I could have really liked this series.