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A review by academiceditor
The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair
2.0
Is it better or worse to have the characters discuss the premise of Schitt's Creek that is being ripped off as the basis of the book? Felt a little lazy to me. As did the whole super-precocious child, antagonistic non-custodial parent, BFFs and family members that explain the main characters' life and feelings to them, and cringey depictions of non-native English speakers:
E.g.:
'“You were both so young,” Mari says. “Maybe the time has come to let the troll go under the bridge?”
'Mari moved here from Costa Rica fifteen years ago when Val’s mom took off. It was the same summer Winnie’s mom died of cancer. Worst summer break ever! Mari’s English is almost perfect, but her idioms … not so much. She told Val recently that she needed to stop dating so many losers and find a man who would sweep her feet off.
'Based on context here, I think she means water under the bridge, not trolls.'
Worst stereotype ever!
Anyway, there is just a lot of hand-wringing about the main characters' past relationship, and with no steamy payoff on the horizon.... I DNF'd this one around 30%. Hope things worked out with that town they bought, as that is a normal thing that people do.
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to review a temporary digital ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.
E.g.:
'“You were both so young,” Mari says. “Maybe the time has come to let the troll go under the bridge?”
'Mari moved here from Costa Rica fifteen years ago when Val’s mom took off. It was the same summer Winnie’s mom died of cancer. Worst summer break ever! Mari’s English is almost perfect, but her idioms … not so much. She told Val recently that she needed to stop dating so many losers and find a man who would sweep her feet off.
'Based on context here, I think she means water under the bridge, not trolls.'
Worst stereotype ever!
Anyway, there is just a lot of hand-wringing about the main characters' past relationship, and with no steamy payoff on the horizon.... I DNF'd this one around 30%. Hope things worked out with that town they bought, as that is a normal thing that people do.
Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the opportunity to review a temporary digital ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.