Darling Rose Gold
For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold.
Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar.
After serving five years in prison, Patty gets out with nowhere to go and begs her daughter to take her in. The entire community is shocked when Rose Gold says yes.
Patty insists all she wants is to reconcile their differences. She says she's forgiven Rose Gold for turning her in and testifying against her. But Rose Gold knows her mother. Patty Watts always settles a score.
Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little darling...
And she's waited such a long time for her mother to come home.
My Review
I recently watched The Act on Hulu. So as I was reading this book I had images of Joey King and Patricia Arquette's characters playing out this book. It was not hard to make the comparisons. I was hooked watching the television series. Plus, the fact that this book was getting a lot of hype made me want to read it. Therefore, my expectations were high.
Things started out fine with the book but I will admit it was slow reading. To the point that I only read a few chapters at a time. As the story went on I kept wondering when it would pick up and where the story was going. At the halfway point, is when the pacing picked up. My interest did get peaked. Yet, I expected Rose Gold's mother to revert back to her old ways once back in the real world or at least put up a fight. She was meek. Overall, my feelings were not as hyped as I expected.
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