My new rule of thumb is that if I am not reeled in or at least hooked a little bit 20% in, then I'll stop. This one's for my discard pile. It's probably alright, but a South African 'The Help' it is not. It is far too bland for that. I don't even need to continue reading to get the hint what the big disaster will be that makes Ada run away. It was just bland and boring. I decided that I don't want to waste my time reading what a South African white lady thinks life as a black housemaid was like.