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A review by caitlinxmartin
Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff
1.0
Light, frothy, and insubstantial - like meringue - all egg whites and sugar and air, calories with very little nutritional value.
Reminiscent of The Bridges of Madison County, but even more cliched and sentimental, this story of a 1940's Georgia housewife falling in love with the Italian guy in town to create the fireworks show could have been romantic and touching and fun to read, but just wasn't. The characters are cardboard cutout stereotypes, the sense of place and time is loose at best, and Coca Cola is mentioned often enough that I wonder if the author got product placement from them (yes, I know Coke is a Georgia company).
Honestly, don't bother.
Thanks to the publisher for giving me an advance copy of this to review - I wish I had like it more, but you can't win 'em all.
Reminiscent of The Bridges of Madison County, but even more cliched and sentimental, this story of a 1940's Georgia housewife falling in love with the Italian guy in town to create the fireworks show could have been romantic and touching and fun to read, but just wasn't. The characters are cardboard cutout stereotypes, the sense of place and time is loose at best, and Coca Cola is mentioned often enough that I wonder if the author got product placement from them (yes, I know Coke is a Georgia company).
Honestly, don't bother.
Thanks to the publisher for giving me an advance copy of this to review - I wish I had like it more, but you can't win 'em all.