Well written prose grabs your attention from the start. The authour alternates from the dinner party to flash backs of meetings with Tobias and the development of their relationship. Is this dinner party a dream, or something Sabrina is talking about in therapy after the demise of her and Tobias’ relationsips? Her dad, we’re told is dead and so he can’t really be at this party, I also initially had the impression that this is the modern day and so is Audrey Hepburn dead, also? Every chapter raises another question, which initially pushes the reader on.
The love Sabrina has for Tobias is poignant, she buys a beautiful photo he’s taken just to feel nearer to him, spending money she doesn’t have to procure it. My heart fills with emotion at their relationship and I am sad to learn it’s ended and hoped somehow this dinner party - real or imagined brings them back together.
As the story progresses we're switched from the dinner party, with the clock ticking down to midnight, when it's clear this dinner party will end, over to flashbacks in Sabrina's past detailing how she knows the various characters that are sharing the dinner party with her. Initially this is fun, but mid way through this approach doesn't really push the reader on as it did at the start. I found myself taking over 2 weeks to get to the end of this - relatively short - book, and I would normally read a couple of books in a week.
There will be an audience that will love this concept and this level of detail, but it's not my cup of tea.
I was provided with a copy of The Dinner List by Reader's first in exchange for an honest review.
The love Sabrina has for Tobias is poignant, she buys a beautiful photo he’s taken just to feel nearer to him, spending money she doesn’t have to procure it. My heart fills with emotion at their relationship and I am sad to learn it’s ended and hoped somehow this dinner party - real or imagined brings them back together.
As the story progresses we're switched from the dinner party, with the clock ticking down to midnight, when it's clear this dinner party will end, over to flashbacks in Sabrina's past detailing how she knows the various characters that are sharing the dinner party with her. Initially this is fun, but mid way through this approach doesn't really push the reader on as it did at the start. I found myself taking over 2 weeks to get to the end of this - relatively short - book, and I would normally read a couple of books in a week.
There will be an audience that will love this concept and this level of detail, but it's not my cup of tea.
I was provided with a copy of The Dinner List by Reader's first in exchange for an honest review.