THE CHEMIST (Stephenie Meyer) - January 7/20

I liked the characters and the story here, but god almighty was this thing long. It felt like I was reading it forever, and certain stretches just drag like crazy. Instead of summing something up in one paragraph, Meyer devotes page after page to the most basic of things - to the point where I was just like, get on with it already! Anyway, it's a shame because she does an effective job of establishing the central characters and there are a few admittedly exciting passages. ** out of ****