I was actually slightly interested in reading that. It's disappointing to hear it's like this. Everything has to be "spicy" and daring. If something is simply comfy and clever it's described by many as plodding and dull. I'm curious if this was something she intended from the start, or if it was added later because of doubts she had or pressure from the publisher to give it more mass appeal. You have my sympathy anon. As far as low stakes tragedies go, getting 150 pages into something only for it to be ruined is one of the worse ones.