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I hate writing this because I know how painful (or joyful) reviews are to receive. Luckily this book has received a truckload, but I wanted to add my thoughts. To me, this book was a good idea, poorly executed, and far too long. I rarely find myself unable to finish reading something, but I fast-forwarded to the end. Cherry, the main character, is an unbearable inverted snob and I found myself wincing at the references to her 'working class' upbringing and how it hindered her progress up the social ladder. Her boyfriend was a dull and one-dimensional creature, his mother, Laura, almost creepily obsessed with her offspring. The head hopping – leaping from one character's point of view to another within the same paragraph – was extremely off-putting and with more than fifty percent to go I'd seriously had enough. I believe that the author has the potential to write something better, but she needs to focus on more credible characters, less of the POV switches, and structuring a story that doesn't sag like an ageing mattress in the middle.