A review by plumdustsuns
The Fake by Zoe Whittall

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

It was a really fun and easy read and I finished it within two days. However, the opening made an impact/impression that there would be a really dramatic climax regarding Cammie and her ways. Because she said these people tried to take “everything” from her. However, there’s nothing but a sad, failed intervention and a shot up statue. It wasn’t even necessary for Cammie to get ‘taken down’ but for her to even be a bit threatened/losing for the opening and the book to really measure up and be an all around read that would have lived up to the thrill falsely promised. They just find out and people around them don’t really care and Cammie’s family is blasé at best and she’s “troubled” but why? I can respect a female hustler but the plot was just… not.  
I’m just severely disappointed with how almost nothing happened and it just falls flat as a really boring book by the end/even halfway through, considering what was the end/consequences. 
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