REVIEW: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
I get the feeling that I'm in the minority where this novel is concerned. Now, I do not normally read in this genre, and only read this book as it was a gift from my mother's best friend - who is basically my aunt. This may have affected my reading on the book, but that does not diminish the fact that I didn't like it much. CHARACTERS While the main character of Divine Secrets is Sidda Walker, the character that gets the most focus and development is her mother, Vivi. Marginal characters are Sidda's fiance Connor and Vivi's three best friends, Caro, Teensy, and Necie. And out of them, I liked Connor the best. Let's start with Vivi. I found her (and her friends, to be honest) to be self-centered, spoiled, and without a care for most people in her life. Vivi is one of those women who takes self-care to the extreme and stops believing that anyone but herself and her feelings matter. She and her three friends, who call themselves the Ya-Yas, believe themsel...