Piper Lee Burns

Slump Buster

Preye

This book is not the worst but it definitely could have done with some much needed improvement. For one, some chapters read like a first draft—with all the grammatical errors. I’m a keen-eyed reader and also a trained proofreader so, understandably, filtering a written work for errors is second nature to me. And I acknowledge that some errors won’t be spotted by the “everyday reader,” but some of the mistakes were so glaring.

Secondly, in as much as I liked the premise of the book—30-ish divorcee finding herself—, I feel it wasn’t properly executed. The female main character (FMC) was judgey, and entirely too antagonistic to the people that are her supposed “best friends.” If the author was going for a “real” character—complete with all the flaws—, I’m afraid this was way off the mark. The FMC comes across as deceptive and selfish. She wilfully disregards Brandon’s feelings countless times, and I wasnt comfortable with her “two-timing.”

Thirdly, I found the whole motive for hiding the relationship too whimsical. It just didn’t make sense. She hid their relationship because of a silly commitment she made with her friends, and rather than fess up to her friends that she had, indeed, entered into a relationship, she turned the relationship into a dirty secret.

Lastly, the book is peppered with awkward scene transitions. On top of that, characters aren’t introduced in that convenient way that authors are wont to do. There are so many holes and hidden scenes that aren’t properly explained.

Clearly, this isn’t my cuppa. It isn’t a perfect book, but if you don’t mind a few mistakes here and there, you should definitely check this out! 

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