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A review by boldphoenix
The Stopover by T.L. Swan
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
It's alright for what it was, but it wasn't all that.
I couldn't stand Jameson nor Emily, and the entire time I couldn't stop asking myself why they even like each other. We know basically nothing about their personalities, but they love each other so much?? Their relationship was exhausting and so many issues could have so easily been avoided by talking to each other.
I almost DNF'ed but finished the book because I was very invested in the B plot, which wasn't even satisfactorily concluded. There were plot holes for days! Emily works for months to write fake stories that somebody at Miles Media is selling to their competitor (The Gazette) in order to discover who is selling the stories and to show how shady the owner of The Gazette is. A private investigator (Jake) is hired for find the culprit, but he is a sleazy man who doesn't do anything and in fact appears to be part of the conspiracy the whole time, but this is never confirmed. Finally, somebody is embezzling money from Miles Media and framing Jameson. The only issue that is resolved in all of this is that Emily manages to prove who was embezzling. We never get confirmation that the people responsible for the embezzlement are the same people selling the stories to the competitor, and Jake gets fired for framing Emily and him as having an affair behind Jameson's back, but we have no idea if Jake was actually working for the competitor. It's like they forgot that fake stories were also an issue, and once embezzlement occurred that was the only focus.
Also, Claudia (Jameson's ex fiancée) just comes and goes when convenient but was an irrelevant character added for drama.
Pros:
> Some laugh out loud moments
> Very easy to read
Cons:
> Toxic relationship
> Formatting was all over the place
Tropes:
> grumpy x sunshine (but more like alpha jerk x pushover)
> boss x employee
> miscommunication (ugh, my least favorite)
I couldn't stand Jameson nor Emily, and the entire time I couldn't stop asking myself why they even like each other. We know basically nothing about their personalities, but they love each other so much?? Their relationship was exhausting and so many issues could have so easily been avoided by talking to each other.
I almost DNF'ed but finished the book because I was very invested in the B plot, which wasn't even satisfactorily concluded. There were plot holes for days!
Also, Claudia (Jameson's ex fiancée) just comes and goes when convenient but was an irrelevant character added for drama.
Pros:
> Some laugh out loud moments
> Very easy to read
Cons:
> Toxic relationship
> Formatting was all over the place
Tropes:
> grumpy x sunshine (but more like alpha jerk x pushover)
> boss x employee
> miscommunication (ugh, my least favorite)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism