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A review by communistbatman
The Alibi by Sandra Brown
3.0
My favorite part of this book was the writing style. It was descriptive but not too descriptive, it had a good and meaningful vocabulary, and the characters were intriguing and fleshed out.
This author writes like a man and I mean that in a bad way. All her female characters feel a little contrived. The only female character who was definitely supposed to be likable was a Mary Sue type. Her personality was hollow and none of her actions were ever presented in a bad light. Steffi, the only female character that wasn’t super feminine, was constantly regarded as annoying, crass, and unprofessional. I felt like each female character fell prey to sexism. I could tell the author likes her gender norms so when a female character doesn’t meld with them, the character is treated with ill-placed contempt.
Other thoughts: the relationship is insta love, but I mean it is what it is. I want a Smillow sequel. The main character was easily the least interesting character in this story. Other times he was just annoying.
This author writes like a man and I mean that in a bad way. All her female characters feel a little contrived. The only female character who was definitely supposed to be likable was a Mary Sue type. Her personality was hollow and none of her actions were ever presented in a bad light. Steffi, the only female character that wasn’t super feminine, was constantly regarded as annoying, crass, and unprofessional. I felt like each female character fell prey to sexism. I could tell the author likes her gender norms so when a female character doesn’t meld with them, the character is treated with ill-placed contempt.
Other thoughts: the relationship is insta love, but I mean it is what it is. I want a Smillow sequel. The main character was easily the least interesting character in this story. Other times he was just annoying.