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A review by bethreadsandnaps
Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
3.0
3.5 stars
The author’s latest novel starts off with a bang. A movie is being filmed in a remote Irish countryside, and down-on-her-luck Adele has been cast as the star. Once there, the script seems to be unfolding in real life.
There was an early part of this that seemed far-fetched. Adele was on a soap opera for 14 years and in at least one movie. Within a year of giving up acting in Ireland, she comes across as penniless because she took a front desk job at a hotel. But I know the author used to have that job, so maybe she wanted it in there for that reason.
Aside from that, it was easy to be pulled into the story. The settings are atmospheric. Ryan Howard writes her characters well, particularly the early chapters of Adele, and I enjoyed the script as well as the novel itself. I listened to this one, and it’s a full cast production, which works really well.
The novel started losing steam for me at about 2/3 through. The repetition of the script and novel, the hijinks, my patience was starting to wear thin. And the “who” and “why” seemed anti-climatic.
If you’re a fan of Ryan Howard, check this one out, and I recommend the audiobook.
The author’s latest novel starts off with a bang. A movie is being filmed in a remote Irish countryside, and down-on-her-luck Adele has been cast as the star. Once there, the script seems to be unfolding in real life.
There was an early part of this that seemed far-fetched. Adele was on a soap opera for 14 years and in at least one movie. Within a year of giving up acting in Ireland, she comes across as penniless because she took a front desk job at a hotel. But I know the author used to have that job, so maybe she wanted it in there for that reason.
Aside from that, it was easy to be pulled into the story. The settings are atmospheric. Ryan Howard writes her characters well, particularly the early chapters of Adele, and I enjoyed the script as well as the novel itself. I listened to this one, and it’s a full cast production, which works really well.
The novel started losing steam for me at about 2/3 through. The repetition of the script and novel, the hijinks, my patience was starting to wear thin. And the “who” and “why” seemed anti-climatic.
If you’re a fan of Ryan Howard, check this one out, and I recommend the audiobook.