My only gripe is that I felt the ending was a little too rushed. Ketchup Clouds was well-written, with strong character development and an engaging story.
I wasn't familiar with this author before, but I would definitely be interested in reading more of her books in the future. That's not a criticism of the story, which I found engrossing, but it's definitely the kind of book where you are constantly questioning how far you can trust the narrator. This book was like a pleasant journey, which took a number or wrong turns and finally resulted in toppling off a cliff. In the beginning, I thought it was just a story about a quirky girl with a vivid imagination, but as it progressed, I almost started to worry about Zoe, the protagonist, because she was making so many troubling decisions and I could just see how things would eventually spiral badly out of her control. I was surprised that it was considerably more melancholy than I expected. It's got elements of a coming-of-age story, a mystery, romance and a dose of strangeness pervading the pages. Ketchup Clouds is not an easy book to describe. This book had been on my tbr for AGES, and when I recently came across it in my library, I thought now is as good a time as any to give it a try, especially as I had been binging crime fiction and needed a little break. I look forward to reading My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece. If you read this book, I hope you find just as much meaning in it as I did. I think this was the perfect book for me to read at the right time, which probably supports the 4-star rating. As imperfect humans, we all make mistakes, and sometimes the moving on part can be the hardest thing to do. I have to say that based on the dust jacket, this turned out to be quite different than I expected.in a good way! It was a pleasant read, and I came away with the quote above. Riddled with guilt over the death of her boyfriend, she confides in her penpal about her guilt, family life, and all the events leading up to the sad conclusion. Writing from the shelter of her garden shed in the UK, she relates the events of the previous year. Zoe seeks out a Texas Death Row inmate as a pen pal. Ketchup Clouds is a stellar example of a book I would have never found on my own. Not to knock Goodreads too much, the site has actually turned me on to several books that I would have otherwise never given a second glance. It would be awesome if Goodreads had a similar system (hint, hint) instead of basing ratings on how others rated a book. If you're a Netflixter, then you're aware of the unique rating algorithm that essentially takes the guess work out of whether you will love or hate a movie based on your past ratings. They're the same in every city in every country in every continent of the world." There's no escaping it.Doesn't matter what language you speak or what clothes you wear.
".my stomach ached with disappointment at the familiarity of it all.
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