booksbydorothea: REVIEW - All That Life Can Afford (ebook)

All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett (ebook)

OVERVIEW

This is the debut novel by Emily Everett. It was a good first attempt, but something seemed off. Oh, yeah, it was all the Jane Austen references. This is another book, unsuccessfully, attempting to copy Jane Austen. It didn't work well.

This was a light and fluffy book, which was a good palate cleanser. But I had to wait four months to get this from the library!

Again, this was another celebrity book pick. I am detecting a pattern of not liking most of these picks!

OVERALL REVIEW: 3.0 stars

Writing: 3.0 stars

The writing was meh. It appeared as if the main character was speaking in a breathy, Valley Girl-esque Boston accent. "Like everything in like London is like so great!" is how I pictured this first-person speaker about her life.

Character development: 3.0 stars

The main character is Anna (an American student and tutor in London).

The secondary characters are Pippa (Anna's tutee); Faye, Callum, and Theo (Anna's wealthy friends); and Andre and Liv (Anna's normal friends).

The tertiary characters are the wealthy social circle, neighbors, co-workers, other tutees, and Pippa's parents.

The character development was weak. In the end, everyone showed their true colors, as expected.

Storyline: 3.0 stars

The storyline was all about Anna (the poor American student), who gets her chance to hang with the rich kids in Saint-Tropez, France. She is tutoring Pippa, and then everything goes sideways. You can guess the rest!

The primary locations were Saint-Tropez, France, Lisbon, Portugal, and London, England, with reference to Northampton, Massachusetts.

Memorable/Informative: 3.0 stars

The only memorable thing was that I want to add Lisbon, Portugal, to my bucket list!

Book cover: 4.0 stars

Pretty.

Book title: 3.5 stars

Okay.

Lukewarm recommend

Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) borrow: ebook

All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett

384 pages

G.P. Putnam's Sons