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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good on audio as the going is slower through the first 75% of the book, so doing other things while listening helped. I enjoyed the ending but did see it coming. Pleased with the outcome though. And huzzah for a pleasant cat cameo character.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF. It was SO boring and repetitive I couldn’t even skim to finish. The stupid anguish of the main character was pathetic.
This was a well written thriller that managed to keep me guessing pretty much the entire time. The plot (hehe) was unique enough that I wasn't quite sure how things would ultimately pan out and the reveal at the end put a satisfying bow on a novel that was very entertaining the whole way through. Excited to see what the sequel (hehe) has in store.
So I maybe had high expectations for this, since the whole premise is a book with a plot no one has done before. That being said, I easily saw the ending “twist” because it seemed so odd that a woman with a good job would move across the country and marry a man she hardly knows without seemingly any hesitation. Also comparing the plot to Gone Girl really made it a bit obvious. I found the main character to be unlikeable, and couldn’t resist rolling my eyes at multiple instances for how pretentious and whiny he was. He came across as a pretentious narcissist who thought their writing was Gods gift to the world and I couldn’t feel sympathetic at all towards him. To be fair they seemed a fitting couple in that regard since they both had high opinions of themselves.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Maybe like 3.5, I read half in January and got bored so I forget some of it
• ModernMrsDarcy.com 2021 Summer Reading Guide #MMDSummerReading
• Personal Reference: Utica, NY
• Thank you to Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, and NetGalley for providing this Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is May 11, 2021.
Jacob Finch Bonner is an author who wrote a semi-one-hit-wonder then hit a two decade writer’s block. To make ends meet, he teaches writing at Richard Peng Hall, on the campus of Ripley College, in northern Vermont. Enter a student professing to possess the ultimate book plot — a plot that will make him famous: NYT best seller, a movie starring mega-stars, even picked for Oprah’s book club. $$ BIG BUCKS $$ Then this wannabe writer disappears from Jacob’s world for years never to be heard from again. What could it hurt if Jacob himself brings this unbeatable plot into the world. Bonner writes the book and was becomes famous beyond his wildest dreams. That is until someone accuses him of plagiarism....
• Personal Reference: Utica, NY
• Thank you to Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers, and NetGalley for providing this Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is May 11, 2021.
Jacob Finch Bonner is an author who wrote a semi-one-hit-wonder then hit a two decade writer’s block. To make ends meet, he teaches writing at Richard Peng Hall, on the campus of Ripley College, in northern Vermont. Enter a student professing to possess the ultimate book plot — a plot that will make him famous: NYT best seller, a movie starring mega-stars, even picked for Oprah’s book club. $$ BIG BUCKS $$ Then this wannabe writer disappears from Jacob’s world for years never to be heard from again. What could it hurt if Jacob himself brings this unbeatable plot into the world. Bonner writes the book and was becomes famous beyond his wildest dreams. That is until someone accuses him of plagiarism....
A hard book to initially enjoy or even get into, especially when the key character is not that nice. The two stories that unwind here are ultimately immersive though and I got used to Jake enough to enjoy the story.