Misty is a drinking, pot smoking, foul mouthed, party girl with two live-in lovers- an embarrassment to the Reece family, the wealthy relatives who adopted her after her mother's brutal death. Kitty, Misty's cousin is living the American dream, just as the Reece family expected until a devastating loss unravels her sanity and turns her into a hoarder. As Kitty's condition deteriorates, the Reece family relies on Misty, the black sheep, to clean up the mess. But not only is Misty's relationship with Kitty put on the line in the process. In her efforts to pull Kitty from the brink of insanity, Misty must put her life on the line as well.
Donna Butler lives in the Kansas City area and is the author of four novels, including the Paranormal Romance, Rory's Love and book two in the series, Chasing Mr. Love. She loves to combine memorable characters with sexy, skillful prose and irreverent humor. Donna has three spoiled cats and the most wonderful granddaughter in the world. Visit her website at www.donnabutlerauthor.com.
I wish there had been more character development is what I thought.
Clutter is under 50 pages, easily read on your lunch break, perhaps two if they’re short breaks. I like shorter stories but I felt like this one was a little too short for the story being told. Some bad things happen to the characters but I can’t say I felt terribly bad for them. I felt bad about what happened but I wasn’t really invested in the characters. Perhaps some deeper character development may have changed that - I don’t know.
All in all I liked the premise for the story and no doubt some of the things described would most definitely be occurring right now in real life. I couldn’t even imagine how I would react if I had been in the same shoes. I can’t go into much more detail than what I have already because it will give away crucial clues. It was an okay read but I think it could have been better had certain aspects been expanded.
Thank you to Donna Butler for providing me with a copy of Clutter – thanks, Donna!