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A review by theamyleblanc
We Met in a Bar by Claire Forsythe
Did not finish book.
I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF: 17%
I was pulled in by the summary and the fact that it's set in a bar/club. I'm forever on the hunt for a well done, bar-centric story so I was optimistic.
Here's how the first four chapters went:
* Chapter 1 -- ugh, Erica is boring and snooty and not fun to read
* Chapter 2 -- Charlie's a bit better, maybe there's hope for this yet
* Chapter 3 -- eh, seeing Erica interact with more people has not improved things
* Chapter 4 -- oof, Charlie's going downhill now, too!
I had to quit. I didn't care about the characters. Their internal monologues were KILLING me. So much information was repeated (sometimes within just a few pages) and it dragged the pacing way down.
Everything felt clunky. It almost felt like it wanted to be written dual PoV in first person, but making Erica and Charlie sound distinct enough was too much of a challenge so they settled for third person.
Once again, my hopes were dashed!
DNF: 17%
I was pulled in by the summary and the fact that it's set in a bar/club. I'm forever on the hunt for a well done, bar-centric story so I was optimistic.
Here's how the first four chapters went:
* Chapter 1 -- ugh, Erica is boring and snooty and not fun to read
* Chapter 2 -- Charlie's a bit better, maybe there's hope for this yet
* Chapter 3 -- eh, seeing Erica interact with more people has not improved things
* Chapter 4 -- oof, Charlie's going downhill now, too!
I had to quit. I didn't care about the characters. Their internal monologues were KILLING me. So much information was repeated (sometimes within just a few pages) and it dragged the pacing way down.
Everything felt clunky. It almost felt like it wanted to be written dual PoV in first person, but making Erica and Charlie sound distinct enough was too much of a challenge so they settled for third person.
Once again, my hopes were dashed!