A review by deepbutdazzlingdarkness
Not How I Pictured It by Robin Lefler

4.0

I read this in one sitting in less than 2 hours (admittedly because my NetGalley copy expires in 19 hours) but it was super fun, The whole premise of Hollywood actors shipwrecked on the abandoned private island of a British porn producer was very entertaining and I liked the setup of Ness coming back to the business after 20 years away and eventually rekindling friendships and relationships. The inclusion of articles, books, tweets, etc. sprinkled throughout were great and it was nice to get snippets of what it was like back when Turning Tides was on the air. 

Even with a large ensemble and a book that wasn’t too long (286 pages), I feel like all of the characters were fleshed out and distinct. I was wrong about who was behind it all, but in retrospect I totally should have predicted it. That’s good though, because it makes perfect sense and the part where they tried unsuccessfully to do an evil laugh during the villain reveal cracked me up.

Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the digital ARC; all opinions are my own.