I've just read a blog post about The Double Life of Anna Day by Louise Candlish. The blog's author says, "I threw away this book ...
cause it's the first chick lit book I ever read without a happy
ending!!! For goodness sake author,
don't you know why people read chick lits?? Cause we need a run from
reality and we turn to chick lit books so we can get all sappy and
happy when we read the happily ever after ending! Who would want to read a chick lit book that leaves you in despair? Who
would read a chick lit book that solidifies our doubts if true love
exist??!! No one."
I haven't read The Double Life of Anna Day, but I certainly don't agree that there's no room for chick lit books without happy endings. (Plus I don't read chick lit to confirm that true love exists.) What about you?
