Book It!: A Soft Place To Land by Susan Rebecca White

A Soft Place to Land by Susan Rebecca White

My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This was the first in a series of new books that I read one after the other that dealt with the loss of family members and relationships with siblings and honestly, it was the one I liked the least. In fact, I've put off writing this review because I almost felt bad for not liking the book.

In the most straightforward of terms: did not like, or relate to, any character in the book. I'm not saying that I have to relate to every character that I read but I do want to have some sort of emotional connection with them and in A Soft Place To Land all I felt was irritation and annoyance. I had no sympathy or empathy but instead borderline antipathy against Ruthie and Julia.

In addition, the plot was rather predictable, the path laid out for the reader but then seemingly strewn with bright neon signs flashing "FORESHADOWING!!" and "CAN YOU GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!?!?"

All that said, I think Susan Rebecca White does have some clear writing talent, able to infuse a sense of locale(s) into the book. Her nuance for geographical description was shrewd and intuitive.