All Good Things: images may not be as they appear

All Good Things by Amanda Prowse is a story that reminds us that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Daisy Harrop envies the seemingly perfect family next door. However, one weekend of drama could shatter the image forever. Daisy feels she lives in the background as her family’s home is the shabbiest on the street, especially next to the well-taken care of Kelleway home. Winnie Kelleway is proud of the family she and her husband have built. As the family gathers to celebrate their milestone anniversary, the cracks start to show and as one revelation starts a domino effect of other revelations, things start getting out of control. Daisy and Winnie both are about to learn that looks can be deceiving. 

Amanda Prowse books are known for emotional stories and life lessons. I was looking forward to the same in All Good Things. The story started out great as Daisy laments about her life compared to her neighbors. However, as readers meet the various neighbors, we can see that Daisy doesn't really know them at all. There are different points of view for various chapters and the chapters were far too long that they dragged. The characters were unlikeable and the one of the “shocking” revelations is almost too cliched at this point that it isn’t so shocking to me anymore. Overall, the story was okay. Not one of Ms Prowse’s best but I look forward to reading more of her books in the future. 

All Good Things is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook