Marrying the Ketchups

I’m such a huge fan of all forms of character driven family dramas, but this one sadly just did not hit the mark for me. It was an easy read and the story flowed (for the most part), but that was about it. I’m kinda kicking myself for not DNFing it at the halfway mark just due to how frustrating and angry the characters made me, but I kept going thinking that the author was setting them up to overcome and come together. I was wrong.

Each of the characters in this story were adults, yet all they did is complain and their characters had very little if any growth. It was really hard to read about such unlikeable characters and in the end, they were just unredeemable. This might have been because the author focused on the character’s past experiences and relationships, rather than creating a story of growth in the present-day narrative.

I should also note that the author had her own political agenda in this book. Politics and being woke were brought up from the very first page and took away from the focus of the story. It just felt like it didn’t fit and the hatred from both political parties felt excessive.

There are a lot of rave reviews for this book, so I highly recommend you check them out.