The Frog Prince by Jane Porter

The Frog Prince is a modern day fairy tale. Because I liked Flirting with Forty so well, I had high expectations for this one.

In a mere 371 pages Holly goes from being a devastated, whiny, soon-to-be divorcee to a sense of personal empowerment. Shortly after Holly marries, she finds her husband evidently never loved her, but felt railroaded into marriage. And he chooses the venue of desire (or lack of) to make his point in a harsh way. Holly is unable to accept what a complete jerk he is. She calls him when she is low and demeans herself more than once, until he basically tells her not to get in touch with him again.

And she thought he was in love with her? I wondered if she was only a field for his homosexuality. She never considers that seriously. I would under the circumstances. Even though he ends up in another heterosexual relationship, I'm not convinced, and I think he would do something similar again with another woman. Not a good bet, for sure. OTOH, Holly was particularly needy. This would be an issue, except the new woman is even 'needier' and he is even more railroaded into marriage, though he is the one making the choice, evidently. Give me a break. He's adult enough to say what he means without a sham marriage.

Meantime, Holly is challenged at work by her boss who ends up sabotaging her. But along the way Holly proves her meddle, makes modest friends, and determines that friendship might be better than having a lover.

In the end, she finds herself and gives a new definition to good girl. She's good, but she's no pushover. When she comes out on top, you think, 'It's about time!"

I'm not entirely sure that someone who is so far from being empowered could be empowered in a short period of time. Maybe. But in RL, it's probably harder to move out beyond old habits.

It's hard for me to relate to her, because I can't imagine myself this whiny, though I have been devastated more than once in my life in other sorrows. Well, perhaps one person's whine or rant is another's deep sorrow. Maybe I was whiny too, but I doubt it. I was grieving, but so is she.

I give it a 2.5. It's only fair to say there are a lot of positive comments about this book, but it seemed less adult to me than Flirting with Forty, not that I don't like a good romp with the best of them. This tries to be serious, to have serious subjects, but the connecting points aren't as well connected.

It is also available for Kindle.

Karin

Originally posted 2008-08-20 20:30:49.

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