I hesitated a little before posting this review, as I seem to be out of line with other reviewers. But here goes .... I didn't like Becca as a heroine. I listened to the audio version of this book and this can make a difference to your perception of characters. Becca's voice whines her way through the story. She comes across as being naïve and immature, and personally I feel she makes some pretty duff decisions throughout the book. I can't say what these decisions are as these would spoil the story for other readers. Suffice to say, she has the chance to change her life into something more rewarding, where she can develop the skills and talents she has, and to my mind, makes the wrong decision.
To me, the author has created an unbelievable character. Becca is upset by her parents' marital problems, but launches herself into an affair as though it were a game. At one point in the story, she goes home after a meeting with her lover, and snuggles up in bed to her husband. No guilt ?? Either she is as hard as nails, or incredibly naïve.
Martin again just doesn't ring true as a character. At the beginning of the book, he is selfish, self-absorbed and totally lacking in sympathy/empathy with his family, and if his wife looks elsewhere for support and reassurance, then who can blame her? By the end of the book, we are expected to view him with sympathy, but nothing has changed. And Lily - well, I found her very tiresome - an over-indulged, pouting child.
I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed other books by Sarah Duncan. I loved A Single to Rome and Kissing Mr Wrong but this one just doesn't gel!
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