Monday, December 7, 2009

Sundays at Tiffany's


Title: Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Rating 2/5

As the lonely daughter of a famous Broadway producer, Jane Margaux's only childhood friend is imaginary. But on her ninth birthday, Michael has to leave, as all imaginary friends do, and promises her that she'll soon forget him. Years later, Jane is as lonely as she ever was, and she's never forgotten Michael. Then one day she meets him again, and he's as perfect as ever. But can they overcome the obstacles to be together and why is Jane the first child that Michael's met again as an adult?

I'm sad to say I wasn't overly impressed with Sundays at Tiffany's. Unfortunately, I found the writing style a little choppy and wondered at points whether it signified a change in authors, which distracted from the actual storyline. From the description at the back of the book, I hadn't expected Jane to remember Michael right away and was looking forward to the big 'Ah ha!' moment. However, I thought her disbelief at seeing him again was very well done, and a good way for her to realise how low her self-esteem had dropped. He seemed to be the motivation she needed to start fighting for her own personal happiness with her mother and boyfriend, instead of letting them win all the battles. Overall, its a cute and simple romance but I think that James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet have better books out there.

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