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A review by abhareads
My Girl by Jack Jordan
3.0
My Girl had all the makings of a novel I would enjoy, it had darkness, it had mystery, it had fucked up relationships and it had raving reviews from reviewers I trusted. But after having read it, I have to say- it fell short.
The writing style isn't on par with the grittiness of the plot. The descriptive writing was beautiful but the conversational pieces, not so much. I found myself skimming through the conversations, they felt rushed and not fully formed. The story itself felt incomplete, there was barely enough character development by the time the twist arrived. I didn't even know to anticipate it. It was abrupt, just thrown in your face out of nowhere.
Perhaps, the biggest flaw is that the book is too short- a longer one could have easily tackled all these shortcomings. I like my thrillers to be fast paced but maybe this one was just too fast paced.
Despite this, I enjoyed the novel. Jordan's writing can be very engaging at times. I look forward to reading more of his works.
The writing style isn't on par with the grittiness of the plot. The descriptive writing was beautiful but the conversational pieces, not so much. I found myself skimming through the conversations, they felt rushed and not fully formed. The story itself felt incomplete, there was barely enough character development by the time the twist arrived. I didn't even know to anticipate it. It was abrupt, just thrown in your face out of nowhere.
Perhaps, the biggest flaw is that the book is too short- a longer one could have easily tackled all these shortcomings. I like my thrillers to be fast paced but maybe this one was just too fast paced.
Despite this, I enjoyed the novel. Jordan's writing can be very engaging at times. I look forward to reading more of his works.