A Good Day for Chardonnay

Dear Mrs. Jones,

I love your books. I do. I read them as soon as I can get my hands on them, usually within a day or two. I get the electronic copies because I like instant gratification when they release. I also started buying the hardback versions because, God-forbid, if my e-reader dies then I will need all the good ones available at my fingertips. You might say I’m a fan.

I wanted to love this book. I did. I read A Good Day for Chardonnay a few weeks ago (thanks to an advance copy from NetGalley). I also pre-ordered the autographed version because, as I mentioned earlier, I need the copies of things I like. And I know the book comes out next week so I’ve tried a few times to draft an awesome review – one that I know you are deserving of because everyone I know should read your books.

But, I just couldn’t love it like I wanted. Sort of like actual chardonnay – I’m a wine drinker, but I never drink chardonnay because it’s too dry and too . . . just not good.

I know, I know – my opinion on wine and this book are probably not the popular opinions!

I still don’t really like the POV of the teens. I struggle to relate to them and half the book felt too much like a YA novel. I haven’t read any YA since I was probably 9 years old; it’s just not my jam. And I struggled with the fact that it took us a whole second book for Sunshine to finally realize what we all realized on page one of the first book, A Bad Day for Sunshine. It was like this entire book was still very much in exposition mode. It laid some ground work. It flushed out some characters. But Sunshine and Levi . . . I mean, at some point, they have to actually have a conversation, don’t they?

Yeah, there was a little mystery thrown in to give the story a plot of some kind. But I still found myself – *gasp* – skimming. I hate that word, but, I’ll admit, that’s exactly what I did. I just couldn’t help it – things were slow. I want the characters to talk and interact more. I want Sunshine to live a little less in her head where she debates things fifty times only to get distracted and then mentally debate with herself about something else. I want to see less of the teens. Yes, I know, her daughter is a primary character. I know that. But it’s still not my jam.

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So, I’m torn. I really wanted to like this. I don’t need or expect this series to be as awesome as the Charley series because I feel like that’s an unfair expectation of you. And I will definitely buy the next book in the series because I want to know how things change now that Sunshine is finally on the same page as the rest of us with things. I feel like we’ve hit a point where there can’t be any more exposition; now we can finally move on to some adventure, some character interaction, maybe even some humor (which, to be fair, is probably in this book but I was too frustrated with it to appreciate).

I’ll cross my fingers for book three.

Sincerely,

Your Devoted Reader

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