Jagga Tea Stall

Anurag Bansal 33 months ago

My not quite sure where to start with this review because there is a LOT going on in "The Little Teashop on Main." There were a lot of characters, almost all of whom served as narrators at various points in the book, and the story moves through a number of different time periods. Frankly, it was all kind of confusing and hard to keep track of at times. I wish there had been one single narrator for the whole book because it might have made the story seem less disjointeded on the back cover description, I thought the book would focus on Zoe, Emily, and Shannon, the three little girls who became best friends through tea party play dates, but I feel like more time was actually spent on two of their parents (Zoe's mother Alex and Shannon's father Mack) and their mutual childhood friend Jack. As a result, I didn't feel like I got to know Zoe very much at all. Emily and Shannon seemed to be better developed characters, but neither was especially likeable. Emily seemed like she needed professional help, and I really wish one of her friends had tried to get her to see a counselor. Shannon could probably have used a counselor too, though for different reasons. I hated the way she treated Jack, although Jack must not have minded it because he never hesitated to come running whenever she snapped her fingers.