This book feels like a whole lot of nothing until the final few chapters. The main character, Beth, is negative, judgemental, and passive, making it difficult to like her or really care about what happens. She seems determined to dislike everything about DC, and though she resents her husbands career motivations, she doesn’t seem to have any herself. Rather, she’s one of those people who seems to just let things happen to her, and complains the whole time. Beth and her husband befriend a charming Texas couple, but even then I’m not clear why they’re friends.
Honestly, there isn’t much plot to speak of for about the first two thirds of the book, and I almost gave up on it. When the drama finally did happen, it was interesting enough to listen through. I’m just not convinced that it made up for how boring the book was before!
The narrator speaks very slowly, but did a good job with the voices and handled the emotional parts well.
Im sure there are people who would like this book – probably if you’re from around DC or into politics, but I wasn’t a fan.