That Part Was True by Deborah McKinlay
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
THAT PART WAS TRUE is a quick, human read. Unfortunately my e-reader spazzed and I wasn’t able to read the last thirty-odd pages at first, but what I read was very well done. Eve (perhaps more so than Jack, the other MC) was quite well rounded, and her mannerisms, while unusual, seemed to have solid basis in reality. I liked the back and forth between the two leads. I admit feeling a little misled, because there’s the Eiffel Tower on the cover, and by the point I got to prior to getting the book off the hold list at the library, the MCs were not in France, let alone there by the tower. Upon reread from the library, I still liked the interplay between characters–even the secondary characters have something to say–I still feel a little miffed that the two protagonists don’t actually make it to Paris. Well, one of them does. I guess I was looking for a happy ending that didn’t really come through; but perhaps this isn’t that kind of book. If you like books about food that aren’t cookbooks (though there are a few recipes included here) and intelligent conversation between realistic characters, you’ll enjoy this, but don’t expect Paris.
Received as a free digital ARC via Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.