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The Only Game in Town
by Lacie Waldon
I am a big Lacie Waldon fan! I really enjoyed The Layover and From the Jump, and was excited to dig into her latest. Big thanks to Putnam and Netgalley for the ARC.
While I enjoyed this one, it took me a bit to get into it and I wanted to like it more. It had so many great elements - a small town, a handsome outsider who arrives, a strong relationship between our leading lady and her father, and a townwide competition. I think where it fell a little flat to me was that it tried to do too much and I struggled to get invested in anything because I was being pulled in so many directions.
The idea of a townwide competition, where folks are paired up and the prize is $10M through a variety of quirky and wild tasks is a great one! But there were SO many side characters and conflicts to detangle, that it made it hard to really enjoy.
While I enjoyed this one, it took me a bit to get into it and I wanted to like it more. It had so many great elements - a small town, a handsome outsider who arrives, a strong relationship between our leading lady and her father, and a townwide competition. I think where it fell a little flat to me was that it tried to do too much and I struggled to get invested in anything because I was being pulled in so many directions.
The idea of a townwide competition, where folks are paired up and the prize is $10M through a variety of quirky and wild tasks is a great one! But there were SO many side characters and conflicts to detangle, that it made it hard to really enjoy.