Review: Three Things About Elsie

Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I didn’t know what to expect when I picked up this book, as I hadn’t read the blurb, or any of the press or social media posts about it…it was a conscious decision to go into it blind.
Florence is living in sheltered accommodation and as the story progresses, herself and her friend Elsie unravel a mystery that went back years concerning an old acquaintance, Ronnie Butler. Ronnie has now appeared as a new resident at the sheltered, and it has baffled both Florence and Elsie, because Ronnie died sixty years ago, although he is now living under the pseudonym of Gabriel Price.
I hate to say it but this book didn’t do anything for me, and if I’m completely honest, I was bored by it. It just felt that it could quite easily been a short story, but was padded out to make a novel.
I hate it when I don’t enjoy a book, because I know that writing a novel takes blood, sweat and tears for the author, and I also know that it is an individual preference.
This simply wasn’t for me, but I know (and hope) that many many people enjoy it.

I was offered a free advance copy of this book in return of an honest review

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