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A review by jpbooklife
Breaking Hollywood by Samantha Towle
2.0
the good: The narrators were great. The premise, though a bit far fetched, was cute and fun. And I loved the little bit of quirk we got to see in Ava. I mean the goat thing was adorable. And the heat between the two characters was fantastic. I was definitely rooting for them.
the not so good: I found the story to be a bit repetitive in a couple of different ways. First I struggled with the use of word choices, there was lots of repetition and it impacted my ability to enjoy certain scenes.
Secondly, Gabe pushed Ava away so many times. It was for a variety of reasons, but it kept happening and it got a bit old. And she was so quick to forgive him! Even when he was unnecessarily cruel to her. I wanted her to make him work for it a bit more. Show a little more self respect.
And his very obvious drinking problem felt like it was acknowledged as an after thought. I would have liked them to address it more.
So there was a lot of good elements going on, but all together it just didn't work for me.
the not so good: I found the story to be a bit repetitive in a couple of different ways. First I struggled with the use of word choices, there was lots of repetition and it impacted my ability to enjoy certain scenes.
Secondly, Gabe pushed Ava away so many times. It was for a variety of reasons, but it kept happening and it got a bit old. And she was so quick to forgive him! Even when he was unnecessarily cruel to her. I wanted her to make him work for it a bit more. Show a little more self respect.
And his very obvious drinking problem felt like it was acknowledged as an after thought. I would have liked them to address it more.
So there was a lot of good elements going on, but all together it just didn't work for me.