I started a new book, I have it as an ebook and since it cost just £1.99, i thought why not.
The Perfect Holiday by Cathy Kelly
The first chapter centred around a couple who have taken a holiday in order to have a break after the husband has been suffering from alcoholism. They were given the honeymoon suite for some strange reason, because the hotel owner saw it in them.
So naturally I expect chapter two to be something more about this couple who seem to be having a second honeymoon. Right? Wrong.
Chapter two was in actual fact about a woman whose husband died a couple of years ago and she is still grieving for him. She's struggling over her grief and the holiday alone is one step towards living a more positive life.
So of course now I expect to flit between the two stories of the honeymoon couple and the grieving widow, especially since said widow mentioned said couple.
Err, I suppose I'm wrong. Chloe and Susie are two friends looking for nightlife (in a really typical, unindividual kind of way) and instead they get a quiet, peaceful family resort. All because Hotel Athena and Hotel Athenee look similar. Yeah, sure, whatever.
All of these people are staying in the same resort, but aside from the widows mention, there's no connections between stories. Whether there will be is another story, or perhaps it'll just be a case of short, one-chapters about a different pair or singular.
There was a Lady Gaga reference, meaning the story is relatively new...but what do you reckon there'll be no reference to sexuality?! Chloe and Sarah should have been gay. Why not?! Just adds to their differences really. The whole world isn't straight after all.
I'm intrigued by the point of this story.
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