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The Two Lives Of Miss Charlotte Merryweather (2010)

by Alexandra Potter(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0452295882 (ISBN13: 9780452295889)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Plume

review 1: I am a big fan of romantic comedies and the premise of this book appealed to me. However although the idea was interesting the writing was dull and execution poor with a rushed ending that was too predictable and sugar coated to be satisfying. At the beginning I could see the author trying to give her protagonist that witty spunk (like Bridget Jones) but it just didn't work. Also as a previous reviewer mentioned, the older self didn't actual change her younger self in any way. It's a real shame because with time travel premises one can weave intricate story lines in such a way that it all connects together as the story unfolds (eg. Time travellers wife). But this was quite simple, predictable and a little childish. Perhaps my younger self would have appreciated it ... moremore.
review 2: Up against other chick lit, this book isn't great. The potential is there, but the execution was off. And all because of the time travelling. It was just too unbelievable. Other than that I really enjoyed it.The plot is good, the characters well done (in terms of chick lit remember) and the ending was too fraught. It followed the same lines of those that have come before. I see why they added the time travel element - it's the point of difference. But it just hasn't worked. The premise is good - meeting your younger self. It raises a lot of questions: would you change anything? Should you change anything? Because it was these experiences that made you who you are.Anyway, this is a book that could have been great, but it just didn't quite come off this time. less

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