Her Turn
by
Allison Jones
SINOPSIS: Addie Snyder's first novel is becoming an overnight sensation. Unprepared for being thrusted in the limelight, she is desperate to shelter her brother, Owen, who has Down syndrome. After her father abandoned them when Owen was just a baby, she is his sole guardian after her mother passed away. She must protect him from the harsh world, but how can she do that with public events coming up? An unlikely ally in her cold and emotionless publicist, Jameson Ford. As a former Navy Seal, Jameson has his own demons, but there is something about Addie that defrosts his icy wall. Together, they navigate the twists and turns as her book becomes a world-wide phenomenon.
My rating: 1.5 stars
Good idea, bad development.
I don't know what to say, other than to agree with a good part of the reviews of this book. A pity, because I wanted to like the book, especially for the addition of a brother with Down Syndrome, which is not something very common that appears. I think no one could even come close to the fantastic tv series "Life Goes On".
And this is NOT a rom-com. It has no humor. I did not find humor in it. Despite all the foolish attempts. The type of language used is not to my liking either. And she repeats herself using her 'lady parts' over and over again, even with bad taste, I would say.
My lady parts clap in agreement. Traitorous bitches.
So I count:
16 veces lady parts
5 lady bits
7 hoo-ha
This sounds to me that the author wanted to write a serious novel and then I ended up wanting to do a romance because they are more fashionable or something like that. The tone is totally off, largely bitter and resentful.
But the biggest problem lies in the way it is written. The phrases sound forced and disconnected. The characters do things without context, like falling in love, and how friends are mentioned (the typical gay stylist just met. Or when MC says that the brother is his best friend what?). There is no development in any character, and it becomes an example of what saying and not showing affects a story, making it lose meaning and veracity and connection with the readers. Also the MC is ex-military with PSTD, but he never shows it anywhere in the novel, why use that then?
I hope the author can continue to develop his craft, and that he gets a better beta reader or editor for his next novel.
+Digital ARC gently provided by Netgalley and publishers in exchange for an honest review+
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