A review by puria
Booked for Murder by R.J. Blain
2.0
I really wanted to like this book. Magical vigilante librarians, what's not to love.
The inter personal relationships were a mess, the interactions were a mess. It's like she was going for a snazzier gilmore girls reparte but it was too much in the book. There was too much constant dialogue which did nothing to take the story forward. The witty comebacks didn't feel witty and just felt long. At some points it was like reading a play. The story and plot could have been interesting if it was not hindered with bad characters and even worse lay outs. Yes the Hampton family purchased her for life contract, but they all seem to be vending over backwards to make her comfortable and treat her reverently, so they cannot be bad ppl.
I felt like her description of Bradley repeatedly before he had lines was a completely different person then the Bradley that was. It was disconcerting.
Reading this felt like pushing through molasses, I am not sure I will continue.
The inter personal relationships were a mess, the interactions were a mess. It's like she was going for a snazzier gilmore girls reparte but it was too much in the book. There was too much constant dialogue which did nothing to take the story forward. The witty comebacks didn't feel witty and just felt long. At some points it was like reading a play. The story and plot could have been interesting if it was not hindered with bad characters and even worse lay outs. Yes the Hampton family purchased her for life contract, but they all seem to be vending over backwards to make her comfortable and treat her reverently, so they cannot be bad ppl.
I felt like her description of Bradley repeatedly before he had lines was a completely different person then the Bradley that was. It was disconcerting.
Reading this felt like pushing through molasses, I am not sure I will continue.