I was in a light Chic Lit mood when I picked out Dune Road. I'd read Jane Green's Jemima J. and found it entertaining and easy. The premise of her latest novel sounded promising. Newly divorced mother of two buys small dream home in Conneticut and tries to rebuild her life. She starts working for a famous, reclusive author who's wife mysteriously died on a yachting excursion years before. Lot's of potential for house fawning (which I love), an illicit murder mystery (which I also love), and a peek into the lives of the rich and famous (triple love from me). Alas, things turned out to be far less exciting than they seemed. The illicit murder mystery was explained in a paragraph (near the beginning!) and there ended up being too many characters, doing not enough of anything to keep my interest for the length of time it took to read the book. My boyfriend even commented that the book must not be so great if I was still reading it after a couple of days...I think you get the point.
Was it worth the read?
Sure, if you're really bored or in need of some filler in your life. I'd recommend reading Jemima J. first, not groundbreaking, but far more interesting!
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