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The Italian Girl
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DNF. I abandoned this at 34%, I just couldn't take any more of the simplistic storytelling and simpering conversations. As an added argh, the conversations are full of my major bug-bear where characters constantly refer to each other by name even if there are only two of them talking - 'Blah blah blah, Rosanna.' 'Yes, blah blah blah, Roberto.' 'But Rosanna, blah blah blah.' 'Oh Roberto, blah blah blah.' Just. No.
I've read four other Riley books, rating them either 3 or 4 stars. Her style has grated before, but the stories themselves have mainly still managed to hold my attention with their poignancy, but at the point of giving up on The Italian Girl it had meandered into a bland nothingness, which only served to accentuate the conversational ARRGGHH even more.
I've read four other Riley books, rating them either 3 or 4 stars. Her style has grated before, but the stories themselves have mainly still managed to hold my attention with their poignancy, but at the point of giving up on The Italian Girl it had meandered into a bland nothingness, which only served to accentuate the conversational ARRGGHH even more.
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October 7, 2014
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December 23, 2014
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It does my head in. Might've known it does yours in too ;-p
Sadly that wasn't the only thing that irritated (Yes. No. Of course.)
LOL that drives me bonkers. I'm glad you have that peeve as well because your reviews will tell me which ones to avoid or side-eye real hard. :P