Review: Lucy's Journal is Luke Warm
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2012
Lucy's journal is a mediocre read that is easy to put down.  It is interesting enough to turn pages if you have time to kill but it is not riveting.  Lucy's journal is a superficial look at what happens to her.  The characters are not developed enough for the reader to bond with Lucy or Ambrose or to understand their motivations.  Part of Lucy's entry from July 2, 1866 "After my night of first passion, Ambrose woke me the next morning for breakfast.  I was mortified to learn that he expected me to cook it.  I don't know how."  That's her biggest concern the morning after her first night of passion?  There isn't another journal entry for 2 weeks.  I mildly wondered who did cook breakfast that day.Closing Lucy's journal, I had no lingering affections.  It is like chatting with someone at the checkout line in the grocery store.  Pleasant enough to pass the time but you won't miss them when they leave.