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danisadler 's review for:
Double Shifting
by Michaela Grey
3.5
I actually liked most of this book!!
There's still a lot that misses the mark though, but each book is getting progressively better.
I think whats lacking in this series is the depth to the stories and characters. Dima and Rory worked, and I did feel the emotion in the story, but the side characters again just felt like filler.
Dima's family is mentioned twice within a chapter or two early on then never heard from again.
Rory's mum for some reason doesn't want to clear up the misunderstandings between them, but that would have made her more of a character than just a plot device, and could have helped Rory tackle his self esteem issues.
I can't even comprehend why Rorys dad randomly pops up right at the end saying Rory needs to be his succesor - of what?? Never is his family or their business mentioned, nor his dad's desire for him to follow in his footsteps. Again, this could have added some depth and conflict but it literally takes up less than a page and isn't explained! Plus the dude is a 27 year old NHL player, pretty sure he's doing ok for himself and is mature enough to know your parents do not in fact get to plan out your life.
Other than that it was nice to be more focused on the relationship rather than the whole team like in the previous book, even if you do have to suspend your belief somewhat (seriously the media would be all over trying to find a marriage certificate then realising it doesn't actually exist, and would basically undo the lie within hours, but that's not even a concern here??)
Onto the next one!
I actually liked most of this book!!
There's still a lot that misses the mark though, but each book is getting progressively better.
I think whats lacking in this series is the depth to the stories and characters. Dima and Rory worked, and I did feel the emotion in the story, but the side characters again just felt like filler.
Dima's family is mentioned twice within a chapter or two early on then never heard from again.
Rory's mum for some reason doesn't want to clear up the misunderstandings between them, but that would have made her more of a character than just a plot device, and could have helped Rory tackle his self esteem issues.
I can't even comprehend why Rorys dad randomly pops up right at the end saying Rory needs to be his succesor - of what?? Never is his family or their business mentioned, nor his dad's desire for him to follow in his footsteps. Again, this could have added some depth and conflict but it literally takes up less than a page and isn't explained! Plus the dude is a 27 year old NHL player, pretty sure he's doing ok for himself and is mature enough to know your parents do not in fact get to plan out your life.
Other than that it was nice to be more focused on the relationship rather than the whole team like in the previous book, even if you do have to suspend your belief somewhat (seriously the media would be all over trying to find a marriage certificate then realising it doesn't actually exist, and would basically undo the lie within hours, but that's not even a concern here??)
Onto the next one!