Gravity Is The Thing

Gravity Is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Okay - so here's the thing. I picked this book up for three reasons: Jaclyn Moriarty is Liane Moriarty's sister, and I love Liane Moriarty. It totally piqued my interest that the two sisters were bestselling authors, though this is Jaclyn's first book geared towards adults. And embarrassingly, you might have guessed the second reason: her name is Jaclyn spelled like mine. I so rarely come across my name and then on top of that, my spelling, that I couldn't resist. Lastly, I'm a sucker for an Australian narrator.

Those reasons really aren't great ones for recommending a book to other people, and honestly, I probably would give this book 2.5 stars. The plot was just SO odd. I would try Moriarty's writing again though because I liked her characterization and overall writing style. I just couldn't ever suspend belief long enough to go with the book's main premise. The relationship and reaction to the main character's brother, however, was very compelling.

So, it's another half and recommendation that leaves me saying again, only read this if you read a high volume of books each year...and even then....

As always though, happy reading--