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A review by foxclouds
Spanish Bay by Hans M. Hirschi
2.0
I received this book in exchange of an honest review.
Personal rating: 2 stars
Summary: Chris and Neil are two young men that are brought together by a chance meeting and fall in love.
So, I had very high hopes for this book and I was disappointed. The narrative is too juvenile and simple. There is no character development whatsoever. The actions of the characters seem illogical at times.
For example, the very first meeting of the characters, which is a huge thing for both of them, barely takes a couple of pages. Even though I would love to believe in them falling in love at first sight the whole meeting wasn't dealt with the way it would have happened in real life and ever since then my whole perception of the book went downhill as the same thing kept happening over and over again.
The book overuses deus ex machina plot device and even though I appreciate the author's intention to bring the characters to the happy ever after, most of the time it all felt too forced and too lucky and unbelievable to be.
The book cover is gorgeous though.
Even though I didn't enjoy the book due to its narration style, I am still grateful to the author for giving me an opportunity to read and review it.
Personal rating: 2 stars
Summary: Chris and Neil are two young men that are brought together by a chance meeting and fall in love.
So, I had very high hopes for this book and I was disappointed. The narrative is too juvenile and simple. There is no character development whatsoever. The actions of the characters seem illogical at times.
For example, the very first meeting of the characters, which is a huge thing for both of them, barely takes a couple of pages. Even though I would love to believe in them falling in love at first sight the whole meeting wasn't dealt with the way it would have happened in real life and ever since then my whole perception of the book went downhill as the same thing kept happening over and over again.
The book overuses deus ex machina plot device and even though I appreciate the author's intention to bring the characters to the happy ever after, most of the time it all felt too forced and too lucky and unbelievable to be.
The book cover is gorgeous though.
Even though I didn't enjoy the book due to its narration style, I am still grateful to the author for giving me an opportunity to read and review it.