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A review by sillyfroggy
Playboy Pilot by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland
3.0
I am a fan of this writing duo, but this book didn't live up to my expectations. Usually I will finish off a book like this within a day or 2. This book I started, then put on hold after a couple of chapters, then had to start again when I eventually got back to it after running out of other things to read.
To be fair, as soon as I come across a "love at first sight" plotline, I do a mental eye-roll. I'm not against the idea per say, but give me something to base it on! Let's face it, when our couple first meet there doesn't seem to be anything special enough in their interaction that would get the guy to go against his usual modus operandi (trying to not to give away spoilers). Maybe if he had been watching her do something special/unusual or interact with someone else in a meaningful way to - basically anything to set her apart from all the other beautiful women he sees. But in this case, there was nothing. She was sitting there flipping through a magazine. Wow, yep can see how that made her special. I think the reason it was so hard for me to get into the story is that it took me a while to actually care about the characters.
I also find it annoying when backgrounds are introduced that seem either irrelevant, or inconsistent with the character being developed. The girl is rich. And yes, while this is relevant to the highly improbably plot point, there was virtually nothing in her behaviour to backup this fact. Any mention seems to be an after thought - yes her top was expensive, she mentions that she usually stays at high end hotels, and she can afford to travel on a whim (although). I feel like this could have been used more to either flesh out the character, or at least for a bit of comedic relief.
That being said, once I got into the story, I did enjoy it and will continue to read offerings from this writing team.
To be fair, as soon as I come across a "love at first sight" plotline, I do a mental eye-roll. I'm not against the idea per say, but give me something to base it on! Let's face it, when our couple first meet there doesn't seem to be anything special enough in their interaction that would get the guy to go against his usual modus operandi (trying to not to give away spoilers). Maybe if he had been watching her do something special/unusual or interact with someone else in a meaningful way to - basically anything to set her apart from all the other beautiful women he sees. But in this case, there was nothing. She was sitting there flipping through a magazine. Wow, yep can see how that made her special. I think the reason it was so hard for me to get into the story is that it took me a while to actually care about the characters.
I also find it annoying when backgrounds are introduced that seem either irrelevant, or inconsistent with the character being developed. The girl is rich. And yes, while this is relevant to the highly improbably plot point, there was virtually nothing in her behaviour to backup this fact. Any mention seems to be an after thought - yes her top was expensive, she mentions that she usually stays at high end hotels, and she can afford to travel on a whim (although
Spoiler
she seems to be able to travel at will later in the story after she's lost her money tooThat being said, once I got into the story, I did enjoy it and will continue to read offerings from this writing team.