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A review by sarahonthecoast
Being Sloane Jacobs by Lauren Morrill
2.0
Sadly, this very much missed the mark.
This absolutely fell flat for me. I never walk in to a “swapping lives” story expecting too much realism, but this one didn’t even have one toe on the ground. Even if you can suspend all logic and believe that there are two Sloane Jacobs in such close proximity with similar problems, the ease at which they make their decision to switch and the lack of problems they face in trading lives is just silly- and boring. Morrill seemed more preoccupied in setting up romantic situations for the Sloanes than exploring the deeper issues or even how a figure skater and a hockey player could almost seamlessly transition into each other’s sports.
This absolutely fell flat for me. I never walk in to a “swapping lives” story expecting too much realism, but this one didn’t even have one toe on the ground. Even if you can suspend all logic and believe that there are two Sloane Jacobs in such close proximity with similar problems, the ease at which they make their decision to switch and the lack of problems they face in trading lives is just silly- and boring. Morrill seemed more preoccupied in setting up romantic situations for the Sloanes than exploring the deeper issues or even how a figure skater and a hockey player could almost seamlessly transition into each other’s sports.