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A review by lenoreo
Vanishing Act by A.M. Madden
Did not finish book.
https://celebrityreaders.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/vanishing-act-by-a-m-madden/
DNF @ 40% -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
I really tried with this one. I will say one thing right from the start, this was not a *bad* book. It just wasn't capturing my attention AT ALL, and I just have too much to read to spend my time reading something that's not captivating me. Basically I was bored. And when I looked at my Kindle's prediction of time left in this book and it said 4.5 hours, I said I'M DONE!
If the book kept going as it was going, I probably would have given it a 3 star. Like I said, it wasn't bad. But I'm behind on things as it is, so I gave up. The first bit until we meet Spike/Marshmallow was really slow, and I did not get a great feel for Landon at all. He didn't have personality traits that bugged me, but I really had no idea what he was like, other than self-important. There really just didn't feel like there was any depth there. I was already considering DNFing it at that point, b/c I think the writing style just wasn't jiving with me either. I know it was just an ARC, but the tenses felt funny, and I kept getting tripped up on sentences because of the weird way the words were organized sometimes.
BUT! Then we met Spike/Marshmallow. AND OMG HE STOLE THE SHOW! And it wasn't just because he was freaking ADORABLE, but b/c he brought out something that I had been waiting for in Landon -- a personality! Landon was HILARIOUS when he was interacting with Spike. Like, he was funny, and sassy, and I just started to love him!! Things were looking up!!
And then we met Zara. And again, nice girl, but she felt a bit flat. And part of that is because Landon concentrated so much on how beautiful/hot she was, it really felt like the physical aspects were the main ones in their attraction. And even at 40%, I still wasn't feeling them together. We were *told* that he liked other aspects of her, but not shown really. I enjoyed his teasing, and I thought we were getting a wee bit more depth, but for some reason I was just bored. Too slow? I don't know. But I wasn't even remotely invested. OK, I was like 1% invested, b/c that part of me wants to know what happens. If anyone wants to spoil it for me, please feel free.
Honestly, in that entire 40%, the bits where Spike/Marshmallow were present were the absolute highlights for me. But an awesome dog is not enough to make a book great. Good? Yes. Great? No. And so I gave up. Ah well, they can't all be matches right?
DNF @ 40% -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
I really tried with this one. I will say one thing right from the start, this was not a *bad* book. It just wasn't capturing my attention AT ALL, and I just have too much to read to spend my time reading something that's not captivating me. Basically I was bored. And when I looked at my Kindle's prediction of time left in this book and it said 4.5 hours, I said I'M DONE!
If the book kept going as it was going, I probably would have given it a 3 star. Like I said, it wasn't bad. But I'm behind on things as it is, so I gave up. The first bit until we meet Spike/Marshmallow was really slow, and I did not get a great feel for Landon at all. He didn't have personality traits that bugged me, but I really had no idea what he was like, other than self-important. There really just didn't feel like there was any depth there. I was already considering DNFing it at that point, b/c I think the writing style just wasn't jiving with me either. I know it was just an ARC, but the tenses felt funny, and I kept getting tripped up on sentences because of the weird way the words were organized sometimes.
BUT! Then we met Spike/Marshmallow. AND OMG HE STOLE THE SHOW! And it wasn't just because he was freaking ADORABLE, but b/c he brought out something that I had been waiting for in Landon -- a personality! Landon was HILARIOUS when he was interacting with Spike. Like, he was funny, and sassy, and I just started to love him!! Things were looking up!!
And then we met Zara. And again, nice girl, but she felt a bit flat. And part of that is because Landon concentrated so much on how beautiful/hot she was, it really felt like the physical aspects were the main ones in their attraction. And even at 40%, I still wasn't feeling them together. We were *told* that he liked other aspects of her, but not shown really. I enjoyed his teasing, and I thought we were getting a wee bit more depth, but for some reason I was just bored. Too slow? I don't know. But I wasn't even remotely invested. OK, I was like 1% invested, b/c that part of me wants to know what happens. If anyone wants to spoil it for me, please feel free.
Honestly, in that entire 40%, the bits where Spike/Marshmallow were present were the absolute highlights for me. But an awesome dog is not enough to make a book great. Good? Yes. Great? No. And so I gave up. Ah well, they can't all be matches right?