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A review by offmyredcarpet
The Compeer by Jamie Applegate Hunter
3.0
The story is compelling but the execution is lacking. The writing is the epitome of telling instead of showing. This reads more like an outline or story board for a book.
It’s written in third person which, for romance, is not ideal as it is so impersonal. There are jumps in time interrupting the flow making it read like snippets of scenes. Often there is a gaping lack of information for some scenes; characters randomly show up out of nowhere. It reads like punching the accelerator, then hitting the breaks. There’s so much description—again telling instead of showing and characters all get skin, eye, hair color descriptions like reading off a grocery list.
I really wanted to like it and I do like the story. I think it has so much potential but it’s not entirely landing for me.
It’s written in third person which, for romance, is not ideal as it is so impersonal. There are jumps in time interrupting the flow making it read like snippets of scenes. Often there is a gaping lack of information for some scenes; characters randomly show up out of nowhere. It reads like punching the accelerator, then hitting the breaks. There’s so much description—again telling instead of showing and characters all get skin, eye, hair color descriptions like reading off a grocery list.
I really wanted to like it and I do like the story. I think it has so much potential but it’s not entirely landing for me.