Krysten’s Review

This book has approximately a zillion 4- and 5-star reviews. Get ready for an unpopular opinion, ’cause this ain’t one of ’em.

This is the second Kristin Hannah book I’ve read, and it was a disappointment after Night Road. The main characters, Kate and Tully, were flat and uninteresting. I found myself getting annoyed at Kate’s willingness to let Tully and others walk all over her and at Tully’s purely selfish character. Kate grew on me more as she got older, but Tully never really earned any points with me. Everything was always all about her, she was never able to thank anyone or apologize for her mistakes, and she didn’t care who she hurt on her road to fame and fortune, a pursuit just as cliche as she was. She seemed unable to learn or grow until the very end, when it was nearly too late. Conveniently, though, this is fiction, so she had plenty of time to magically blossom into someone who cares about other people. Like the way Kate saw Tully as the person around whom everyone and everything revolved, so did this story, even though it was supposed to be about both of them. Nothing about this book was particularly surprising or creative. I doubt I’ll read the follow-up book, Fly Away, and I might be done with Kristin Hannah for a while, too.