Ashley Waters is a 23 year old bored artist wasting away working at a gallery in her Charleston hometown. Her roommate Mary Beth is right there with her subbing occasionally but mostly working for a caterer. They both have horrible 23 year old taste in men and make some horribly awesome 23 year old choices.
Liz Waters is Ashley's mother and a bit misunderstood by the rest of her family. She has a very important job working with abused women and children and deals with her adorably obnoxious mother and her jerk self-absorbed husband.
The book bounces between different narrators and sadly I found that they all seemed to sound like the same person. There really weren't any unique personalities. They lacked a depth that made you want to root for them. Possibly Liz was my favorite character but I'm not sure I'd make the same family related choices she did.
We also hear from Liz's mother, her husband Clayton, and a little from her son Ivy. There are llamas. A ridiculously state senator and a lot of hilarity.
This book does a wonderful job of weaving minor details in to go back to the first chapter where it's hinted at trouble but I think it was missing something, which made me sad since I do enjoy escaping to her books now and then. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great beach read but just a tad disappointing.
Have you read any books by Frank? Any books set in Charleston/Lowcountry? It is one of my favorite areas to read about. I may have a South problem. And I may have gotten a guilty pleasure show in Southern Charm started. I may also have a problem..
I got this book from TLC tours but all thoughts and opinions are my own!
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