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jamietherebelliousreader's review
3.0
3 stars. Love McMan’s writing style but this one was a miss for me unfortunately. If I wanted to read a Stephanie Plum novel I would’ve just picked one up. This was way too similar to that series but the humor was a huge miss here for me. I didn’t laugh once but to be fair I don’t connect with a lot of romcom’s or humor centric books like this one. The characters weren’t memorable (I genuinely don’t remember anyone’s name) or likable. It’s an easy read but definitely my least favorite that I’ve read by McMan thus far.
probably_reading_right_now's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a really cute romcom that had me laughing a couple times. Nick and Frankie were really fun to read, but a lot of the side characters were just kind of there. They relied too heavily on stereotypes, and their jokes and they came across as a little 2 dimensional. This was overall a cute, cheesy (in a good way) fun read.
judeinthestars's review
4.0
Vera “Nick” Nicholson, an unwittingly charming attorney, gets sucked into a life of crime while trying to do her job. Antigone Reece, the manager of the National Recovery Bureau – a repo agency in K-Vegas, NC – and not the kind of woman you want to cross, partners her up with Frances “Frankie” Stohler, a third-grade teacher. Trying to prove themselves worthy of working in repo, Nick and Frankie agree to increasingly wacky and dangerous (and therefore lucrative) jobs, sent their way by the NRB owner, the shifty “Fast” Eddie Abrams. Jobs they probably would have rejected had they not been swept away by the fountain of energy crackling between them.
The Big Tow reads like an action movie where everything that can go wrong will. It’s fun and exhilarating and kind of scary at times too. Nick is adorably dorky and insecure, Frankie is sexy AF. They make a great pair, taking to the idea of coupledom faster than they get naked. Or at least naked together. There’s a lot of Frankie being barely clothed for these insane jobs. If you’re into explicit stuff, you’d better enjoy Frankie while you can because the naked-togetherness is fade to black. On the page, there’s flirty banter and sexy kissing, the rest is up to the reader’s imagination.
But honestly, who cares? I loved every interaction between Nick and Frankie, and I hope Ann McMan decides to take them on more adventures, they have so much potential. I want more of Frankie’s family, especially her sister Lilah, who followed in their father’s steps as a mortician, and I want more of Nick’s family, her African American criminal defence attorney father and her pediatric oncologist mother from Guatemala, who is both loving and demanding, but gets on amazingly well with Nick’s over the top gay friend. I also want more of Fred the bartender, more of the snobby cats, more of everything. I’ll just need a minute to catch my breath first.
The Big Tow reads like an action movie where everything that can go wrong will. It’s fun and exhilarating and kind of scary at times too. Nick is adorably dorky and insecure, Frankie is sexy AF. They make a great pair, taking to the idea of coupledom faster than they get naked. Or at least naked together. There’s a lot of Frankie being barely clothed for these insane jobs. If you’re into explicit stuff, you’d better enjoy Frankie while you can because the naked-togetherness is fade to black. On the page, there’s flirty banter and sexy kissing, the rest is up to the reader’s imagination.
But honestly, who cares? I loved every interaction between Nick and Frankie, and I hope Ann McMan decides to take them on more adventures, they have so much potential. I want more of Frankie’s family, especially her sister Lilah, who followed in their father’s steps as a mortician, and I want more of Nick’s family, her African American criminal defence attorney father and her pediatric oncologist mother from Guatemala, who is both loving and demanding, but gets on amazingly well with Nick’s over the top gay friend. I also want more of Fred the bartender, more of the snobby cats, more of everything. I’ll just need a minute to catch my breath first.
annarella's review against another edition
3.0
Even if it's quite funny it's too similar to a Stephanie Plum novel.
It's nice but I would have appreciated more originality.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's nice but I would have appreciated more originality.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
annarella's review
3.0
Even if it's quite funny it's too similar to a Stephanie Plum novel.
It's nice but I would have appreciated more originality.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's nice but I would have appreciated more originality.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine
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