Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I forced myself to finish this "feel good" novel,waiting and waiting for the charm that so many have found in it to work its magic. It was just too clever and self congratulatory. There were no nuances to the characters. Juliet was clever, plucky and compassionate, her suitor was a rich handsome American businessman with no soul. The Guernsey Islanders were brave and quaint - all except the judgmental Adelaide Addison (Miss) who signs her letters "Yours in Christian Consternation and Concern". It was so obvious and so contrived. Am I the only one who found it irritating? Perhaps I should have guessed from the title. On the plus side there were some lovely descriptions of Guernsey which made me want to visit.