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A review by manikahemmerixh
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
5.0
I needed a palate cleanser from a denser novel I was reading, and found this book while looking through the "new and notable" section of Kindle Unlimited. This looked perfect. Intriguing, potentially hot mysterious stranger leaving letters for the FMC? Yes, please. I never thought that I'd give it five stars though, but this book wasn't what it appeared to be and that lead me to enjoy it even more. I didn't realize I was getting a mystery/thriller and a hot romance and the same time (best of both worlds), and the supernatural element meant it still met my current spooky season related material fixation.
The only little things that bothered me about this book were format issues where paragraphs would change in the middle of a sentence, and dialogue was often immediately back to back without changing paragraphs to denote a new speaker. The latter you learn pretty early on is a writing faux pas since it can be confusing for readers. In the case of this book, it wasn't too confusing and didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story (clearly), but it's not something I've come across often.
The only little things that bothered me about this book were format issues where paragraphs would change in the middle of a sentence, and dialogue was often immediately back to back without changing paragraphs to denote a new speaker. The latter you learn pretty early on is a writing faux pas since it can be confusing for readers. In the case of this book, it wasn't too confusing and didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story (clearly), but it's not something I've come across often.