That it took two people to write a dumb-ass retreaded story like this is sad. It says a lot about the capabilities of the authors - or lack thereof. The fact that a Christmas story was released in September says a lot about how dumb and desperate the publisher is, too. The blurb isn't any better: "Struggling to make ends meet as she raises her niece, Holly Snow accepts an offer to do wealthy scrooge Archibald Harrington’s Christmas shopping — and texting him for more information may just lead to falling in love." Barf. if the guy starts out an asshole, there's no reason to believe any perceived change will be permanent. How many women have gone into a relationship thinking the guy will change? And what kind of huge percentage of those have been sorely disappointed? It happens all the time. It's sad. There's no comedy here. It's a tragedy. The real tragedy here though, is that unimaginative authors keep on recycling these dumb-ass stories.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Monday, October 4, 2021
Ain’t She Sweet by Whitney Dineen
"After a gruesome breakup, Tara Heinz ditches her modeling career to follow her lifelong dream of attending culinary school." Ditching modeling I can get with. We're far too self-absorbed and obsessed with buying the latest fashion while children starve in other parts of the world. Culinary school, yeah, okay, but, if that was her lifelong dream, why the fuck is she modeling?
"When she lands a job as a pastry chef at an Oregon lodge, will a handsome farmer and his matchmaking mother help her find the fresh start she’s been craving?" How is she landing a job when she's just started culinary school? And why is the woman's achievement, after a breakup, always finding a new guy - like she can't stand on her own two feet? I thought models were supposed to be especially good at that?! Wouldn't being a success at culinary school and becoming a renowned chef be enough? There has to be a guy at the end of it or she's somehow a failure What a load of horseshit! Why do female authors so ritualistically do this to their female characters? This is three-strikes-and-you're out for this author who seems to specialize in broken women being fixed by guys. barf.
Friday, September 10, 2021
The Event by Whitney Dineen
"When an embarrassing faux pas cuts her dream career short, Emmie reluctantly returns home to Creek Water, Missouri. Can she survive as the subject of small-town gossip?" I'm guessing yes and she'll meet the heartthrob of her life. Yet another useless female main character running away instead of fighting back. How unexpected! Not! Barf.
Monday, March 1, 2021
The Dream by Whitney Dineen
"Ashley has been crushing on Davis since high school - though she's always known he's out of her league. But when she becomes a caretaker for his terminally ill grandmother, they'll find their worlds colliding in ways they never expected." Never expected by anyone except the readers who are terminally addicted to this garbage. If Ashley's been this obsessed then she needs to get a life, or she needs to get arrested for harboring dangerous stalker tendencies. This shit isn't romantic.