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A review by shannonjumpreads
The Acts Of Life by Kristin Mulligan
4.0
I read the first 206 pages of this book on a Tuesday night, starting just after 8pm, which was so stupid of me, I know…the next day I couldn’t wait to get off work to finish the rest.
I can’t tell you how much I live for a first person male narrative. I don’t know why, but it’s true…and this one was done really well. I loved the steamy romantic suspense and the dynamics between Sam and his buddies, his reluctance to let himself fall for Harper.
The dynamic between Sam and his twin sister, Stella, however, drove me nuts, especially throughout the first act. And that first act felt like it dragged on longer than necessary…but as soon as the intermission bomb hit, I was back in the game and the pace kicked back up.
That said, I definitely preferred the first act to the second…I can’t quite pinpoint it, but I didn’t really care for Harper as a narrator and while it was interesting to see her perspective, it also felt long and in some ways repetitive (which will make sense once you read—I’m not sure how to explain that without giving anything away, so I’m leaving it at that…)
I have to admit, the ending was frustrating too…I’m pretty sure my copy was missing some pages cuz there’s no way Mulligan did me dirty with an ending like that, right?
I can’t tell you how much I live for a first person male narrative. I don’t know why, but it’s true…and this one was done really well. I loved the steamy romantic suspense and the dynamics between Sam and his buddies, his reluctance to let himself fall for Harper.
The dynamic between Sam and his twin sister, Stella, however, drove me nuts, especially throughout the first act. And that first act felt like it dragged on longer than necessary…but as soon as the intermission bomb hit, I was back in the game and the pace kicked back up.
That said, I definitely preferred the first act to the second…I can’t quite pinpoint it, but I didn’t really care for Harper as a narrator and while it was interesting to see her perspective, it also felt long and in some ways repetitive (which will make sense once you read—I’m not sure how to explain that without giving anything away, so I’m leaving it at that…)
I have to admit, the ending was frustrating too…I’m pretty sure my copy was missing some pages cuz there’s no way Mulligan did me dirty with an ending like that, right?