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The Hollywood Assistant
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May Cobb is the queen of guilty pleasure; however, this one missed the mark.
Cassidy, a 20-something young lady, goes to LA to recover after a bad breakup. She works as a personal assistant to a Hollywood couple when one of them ends up dead.
While Cassidy is supposed to be a young lady, she acts more in line with a mature 30ish year old, going to The Container Store for an exciting night out on the town (sadly not an exaggeration). And I just wanted her to be a bit more irrational and diabolical! Give me a wild Cassidy!
The book also seemed a bit slow, which is strange for a guilty pleasure book.
There are two timelines: a later and a now timeline. And the later timeline is really inconsistent.
This book was ruined a bit by reading Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman, a collection of essays on storytelling. Of course, the exact quote eludes me, but it is something to the effect of “Don’t start a story with the cheap trick of ‘She entered the slowly darkening room’ because readers will instantly be annoyed wanting to know who she is.” Ugh. This book essentially implements this trick and stuck to it like a dog with a bone for 75% of the book.
Now, don’t kill me here because I am going to share something that you may not have noticed before, but you will now be on the alert. For some unknown reason, the word “click” was used 29 times! 29!
Well, I didn’t click with this one………
May Cobb --- I still love your work; we’ll get the next one!
*Thanks, NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for my fair and unbiased opinion.
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Electronic Text – Free/Nada/Zilch through NetGalley provided by publisher
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Cassidy, a 20-something young lady, goes to LA to recover after a bad breakup. She works as a personal assistant to a Hollywood couple when one of them ends up dead.
While Cassidy is supposed to be a young lady, she acts more in line with a mature 30ish year old, going to The Container Store for an exciting night out on the town (sadly not an exaggeration). And I just wanted her to be a bit more irrational and diabolical! Give me a wild Cassidy!
The book also seemed a bit slow, which is strange for a guilty pleasure book.
There are two timelines: a later and a now timeline. And the later timeline is really inconsistent.
This book was ruined a bit by reading Daemon Voices by Philip Pullman, a collection of essays on storytelling. Of course, the exact quote eludes me, but it is something to the effect of “Don’t start a story with the cheap trick of ‘She entered the slowly darkening room’ because readers will instantly be annoyed wanting to know who she is.” Ugh. This book essentially implements this trick and stuck to it like a dog with a bone for 75% of the book.
Now, don’t kill me here because I am going to share something that you may not have noticed before, but you will now be on the alert. For some unknown reason, the word “click” was used 29 times! 29!
Well, I didn’t click with this one………
May Cobb --- I still love your work; we’ll get the next one!
*Thanks, NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for my fair and unbiased opinion.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Electronic Text – Free/Nada/Zilch through NetGalley provided by publisher
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April 1, 2024
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June 10, 2024
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June 17, 2024
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Jun 17, 2024 05:47AM
It is so disappointing when a fave author doesn't hit the mark.
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Another swing and a miss? Oh well..every pitch can't be a strike, LOL
