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A review by emilyreads123
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The Proposal meets Miss Congeniality. I'd be surprised if this author doesn't love Sandra Bullock. In fact, the main character should most definitely be played by Sandy B in the movie adaptation that's sure to come. A classic love story of forced proximity with a dash or two of workplace romance.
Our MC is a workaholic whose life has gone on a downward spiral and she only wants to escape her sad life through work. She's your classic "I'm not like other girls." And despite her career as a professional bodyguard, the author has every character mention how the MC is so small. SO petite. Her next assignment, while not what she was hoping for, is exactly what she needed: bodyguarding a super hot, cowboy-esque, actor. The character development in this story is there, but with some gaps.
Told in a "How I Met Your Mother" type voice for the first half, the narrator often asks rhetorical questions to the reader or changes the tense to give the feeling that we're all looking back onto the events of the story. This goes away as we get deeper into the story, which is weird, but fine. And then as we come to the conclusion, this voice comes back.
The conclusion of this book is horrible and unrealistic more than anything else in the whole story.
Trigger warnings include death of a sibling, death of a parent, stalking, gun violence, suicide attempt, domestic violence, and PTSD.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the ARC.
Our MC is a workaholic whose life has gone on a downward spiral and she only wants to escape her sad life through work. She's your classic "I'm not like other girls." And despite her career as a professional bodyguard, the author has every character mention how the MC is so small. SO petite. Her next assignment, while not what she was hoping for, is exactly what she needed: bodyguarding a super hot, cowboy-esque, actor. The character development in this story is there, but with some gaps.
Told in a "How I Met Your Mother" type voice for the first half, the narrator often asks rhetorical questions to the reader or changes the tense to give the feeling that we're all looking back onto the events of the story. This goes away as we get deeper into the story, which is weird, but fine. And then as we come to the conclusion, this voice comes back.
The conclusion of this book is horrible and unrealistic more than anything else in the whole story.
Trigger warnings include death of a sibling, death of a parent, stalking, gun violence, suicide attempt, domestic violence, and PTSD.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio for the ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent