A review by drey72
The Rock Star in Seat 3A by Jill Kargman
2.0
Hazel Lavery has just turned thirty. Her boyfriend’s awesome, and her job’s fabulous. I loved the first few chapters of The Rock Star in Seat 3A, when we meet Hazel and Wyatt. Then she meets her idol and has an existential crisis.
Who’s your musician/actor/sports idol? What would you do if Johnny Depp sat down next to you and started chatting it up and sparks are flying?
I loved Hazel’s reactions, they’re so what I’d imagine I’d say. The “OMFG!” part, that is. Not sure about the flirting back part. Or the barfing part. Oh, who am I kidding – I’d probably do both, and the latter without any help from turbulence!
But some parts of this read bothered me. The first part was the “free pass” thing. It’s nice to say you have a free pass if that opportunity ever came up, but really? To assume it’s for real without talking about it? That doesn’t sit right with me.
Also, the title says “Seat 3A”, that’s a window seat, which is fine. But then Hazel was upgraded to 3B, and anyone who’s been on a plane knows that there’s no 3B in First Class (or even Business Class), it’s A and C. So yes, I’m nit-picky. But it bothered me. And in reading about Finn’s boarding the plane and getting into his seat (and out of it), I got confused, because it seemed like he just did it, and even in First Class (I’d assume) you don’t just get up and step into the aisle. Because this is a plane after all.
The dialog was amusing, as was the overall story. Watching Hazel live her dream was fun. And watching her realize that this dream may not be the dream, brings realism to the story. Other than my nit-pickiness, this is a light beach read for the days when you don’t really want to think too hard – and just be entertained.
drey’s rating: Ok
Who’s your musician/actor/sports idol? What would you do if Johnny Depp sat down next to you and started chatting it up and sparks are flying?
I loved Hazel’s reactions, they’re so what I’d imagine I’d say. The “OMFG!” part, that is. Not sure about the flirting back part. Or the barfing part. Oh, who am I kidding – I’d probably do both, and the latter without any help from turbulence!
But some parts of this read bothered me. The first part was the “free pass” thing. It’s nice to say you have a free pass if that opportunity ever came up, but really? To assume it’s for real without talking about it? That doesn’t sit right with me.
Also, the title says “Seat 3A”, that’s a window seat, which is fine. But then Hazel was upgraded to 3B, and anyone who’s been on a plane knows that there’s no 3B in First Class (or even Business Class), it’s A and C. So yes, I’m nit-picky. But it bothered me. And in reading about Finn’s boarding the plane and getting into his seat (and out of it), I got confused, because it seemed like he just did it, and even in First Class (I’d assume) you don’t just get up and step into the aisle. Because this is a plane after all.
The dialog was amusing, as was the overall story. Watching Hazel live her dream was fun. And watching her realize that this dream may not be the dream, brings realism to the story. Other than my nit-pickiness, this is a light beach read for the days when you don’t really want to think too hard – and just be entertained.
drey’s rating: Ok