Book Review #87: The Shelf by Helly Acton
I think the first time I heard about this book was in an Instagram Story from Carrie Hope Fletcher (who provides one of the cover quotes). Since I liked the idea of the premise, I looked it up and saw that it had a lot of good reviews, so I moved it to the top of my to-read list. When Amy's boyfriend of two years plans a surprise holiday, she thinks that she's finally getting the proposal she's been waiting for. However, Amy soon discovers the truth - she has been dumped on live television, on a reality show called 'The Shelf'. There, Amy and five other women must compete to be crowned 'The Keeper'. I could not stop reading this book, but at the same time, I'm not sure if I loved it. It took me quite a while to get into the narrative voice. While I prefer reading books written in the first person, I don't mind the third person. However, I found the narrative voice in this story really jarring, and I think I would have enjoyed it more if it had bee...