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After a long wait, here it is: the review!
This was my first stab at being on a book blog tour with Harper Collins and Tish Cohen and it’s been very fun! I look forward to doing this again.
Getting down to the review:
I think this was a good summer read, with a reader’s involvement level not needing to be extraordinarily focused, somewhat like The Ladies’ Lending Library. I did find myself thinking about the main character Delilah, or Lila as she’s referred to for most of the book, during occasional quiet moments. I thought her character rang very true of a young 20-something. I wanted to ask her questions about her anger toward men and then thought she’d probably get angry about my asking.
General gist of the story:
Delilah finds out a surprising truth (no spoilers here, folks) about herself that involve her parents midway through the book. It sends her into a tailspin for the remainder of the novel.
Point of view:
Flip-flops between Lila/Delilah and her father, Victor Mack. I found the Victor chapters harder to digest than the Lila ones, simply because I found the only difference is Victor speaks with more vulgarity. Also, with the revelation Victor reveals to Lila at the end about the pug dog I felt a little betrayed that his narrative wasn’t “letting the reader in on the secret.” Could the reader have done without Victor’s POV? I’m guessing maybe. He’s a pretty keep-it-to-himself type of guy. Beautiful line about jelly donuts from him at top of second chapter….
Great people:
- Love the Lichty character, love, love, love. ”Model does not speak!”
- Wanted to smack Elisabeth upside the head. I really enjoyed Delilah’s reconciliation with this character, even if she didn’t deserve it.
- Kieran was ultra-cool, if not a bit type-cast.
The Best Thing:
About reading Tish Cohen (my first time) is that she makes extraordinary events very tangible. Extremely real people with extremely real faults taking it one day at a time. These could be your neighbors – but after reading The Truth About Delilah Blue, you may want to consider them your friends.
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My name is Britty and I'm chief bottle-washer at this site. I'm a book-lover, student and freelance writer when I'm not being a mom of three and wife of one.
