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A review by itsashtaylor
The Attraction Distraction by Jenn McKinlay
2.0
2.75/5⭐️
Sarah is sent by the museum she works for to an island to search for an important artifact. People from other museums around the world are racing to find the artifact first, including her Irish ex-boyfriend that broke her heart in grad school.
This fell flat for me. It was a novella, but I feel like it shouldn’t have been. There was a lot going on in such a short amount of time and it felt very rushed. I feel like if it was longer the plot could have gotten the necessary time to develop. There wasn’t enough character development for me in the short length of the book, I didn’t feel attached to the characters at all. In addition to the lack of character development with the main characters, the side characters were underdeveloped as well. The villain reveal was so underwhelming, with the lack of scenes with that character, I barely even know who it was.
Overall, I didn’t enjoy this book. I think the plot and characters had potential, but it was too short and rushed.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an audiobook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Sarah is sent by the museum she works for to an island to search for an important artifact. People from other museums around the world are racing to find the artifact first, including her Irish ex-boyfriend that broke her heart in grad school.
This fell flat for me. It was a novella, but I feel like it shouldn’t have been. There was a lot going on in such a short amount of time and it felt very rushed. I feel like if it was longer the plot could have gotten the necessary time to develop. There wasn’t enough character development for me in the short length of the book, I didn’t feel attached to the characters at all. In addition to the lack of character development with the main characters, the side characters were underdeveloped as well. The villain reveal was so underwhelming, with the lack of scenes with that character, I barely even know who it was.
Overall, I didn’t enjoy this book. I think the plot and characters had potential, but it was too short and rushed.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an audiobook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.