rjleamon11 's review for:

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

2.0

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Wow: this one felt flat. My first response was "INANE"--it seems that Holmes tried to do something symbolic with ducks (maybe to set up the FLYING SOLO title/theme?) and . . . pretty much failed. I texted my sister when the duck heist happened, hoping the story would gain some depth/energy/interest. . . . but alas, such was not the case. The writing seems distracted: it's linked to Maine, but there's absolutely nothing inherently Maine-related in the story (someone remarks that they can see lobsters whenever they want to . . .????), the characters just seem flat, and the theme of deciding on one's life path is laboriously developed and I didn't much care by the end.

I enjoyed Evvie Drake Starts Over, but this one. . . MEH!