Book Review: Bittersweet

Bittersweet is a novel that centers around Mabel, a college student who is befriended by her “old money” roommate and is invited to spend the summer at her family’s compound in Vermont. It took me a while to really get into this book. When I began reading it, I really couldn’t tell if the story took place in the past or the present.

The summer proves to be a magical experience as Mabel is accepted by the entire clan. However, when Mabel discovers that her friend’s family has quite a few secrets, she is faced with the decision to ignore them and keep her place with the family or to expose them and be banished forever.

Reading this book reinforced the fact that being rich makes everything easy. The rich have their own set of problems and having money may just make it easier to fix them. - Rosanna (Downtown)