Review: Angst filled.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
I felt very disappointed with these books. On starting each book I was hopeful that the story would be interesting. They seemed to feature real people living real lives.Unfortunately, once the drama started it went on and on and on and on!  At times I could have screamed! I found myself checking the table of contents to see how much more angst there was to go.I made myself finish in order to be able to write a fair review since the other reviewers gave the set 4 & 5 stars.In Summer Jazz, Mattie Houston is so self destructive that she nearly destroys everyone around her who loves her.After learning a harsh truth she is offered unconditional love but goes on an angst ridden journey that achieves nothing.Of course it works out in the end but.... oh my goodness - it becomes so boring!The other two books are more of the same.They start off promisingly but soon become mired in melodramatic prose.The last book,  'Where Dolphins Go', puzzled me. This was written in 1993. The protagonist wanted a divorce but his wife would not sign the papers. Was this legal in the States at that time? I ask because in Australia it would have gone through regardless. What is the point in forcing a couple to stay together when one can't stand the other?Overall I think that the books could have been good if they had been better edited and half the drama and angst cut out.One thing that I did like was the handling of the love scenes (not too graphic) and the lack of profanity.I'd recommend the set because of the low price and the fact that each reader should draw their own conclusions. After all you can always speed read or jump ahead!