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A review by applejacksbooks
Moorewood Family Rules by HelenKay Dimon
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I received a copy for review from NetGalley.
I will start. this off by saying that I read this entire thing in one sitting (mostly). With that being said, this was like watching a car crash. The blurb has this listed as some Ocean's 11 type story and there's a little of that, but mostly this was less about the cons and more about revenge for someone running a con on the main character Jillian. Overall, I didn't really like any of the characters, except Tenn and Patricia. In the scenes they were in they were witty and a nice breath of fresh air. Another issue I had with the story is it was missing stacks. It didn't feel like the stakes were high for anyone except Anika, Astrid, and Jay in the story. I wish there was something more to it, especially with the bang that the story started off with. I also thought the tension between Beck and Jillian was missing something. There was no build up in the tension between the two. They really went from 0 to sexy time in like five pages. It was kind of a turn off for the book. I wish instead of romance it had turned out to be a partnership with the security firm Beck runs.
The whole thing was a miss for me.
I will start. this off by saying that I read this entire thing in one sitting (mostly). With that being said, this was like watching a car crash. The blurb has this listed as some Ocean's 11 type story and there's a little of that, but mostly this was less about the cons and more about revenge for someone running a con on the main character Jillian. Overall, I didn't really like any of the characters, except Tenn and Patricia. In the scenes they were in they were witty and a nice breath of fresh air. Another issue I had with the story is it was missing stacks. It didn't feel like the stakes were high for anyone except Anika, Astrid, and Jay in the story. I wish there was something more to it, especially with the bang that the story started off with. I also thought the tension between Beck and Jillian was missing something. There was no build up in the tension between the two. They really went from 0 to sexy time in like five pages. It was kind of a turn off for the book. I wish instead of romance it had turned out to be a partnership with the security firm Beck runs.
The whole thing was a miss for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Car accident