Reviewed by Dee
TITLE: As Advertised
AUTHOR: J.T. Marie
PUBLISHER: JMS Books LLC
LENGTH: 34 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2016
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Nicole Hunley is perfectly happy being single, thank you very much. But her brother Kevin, who works at an advertising firm and is married with three kids, can’t understand why she isn’t interested in falling in love. His new coworker Lori reminds him so much of his sister that he knows they would be perfect for each other. The trouble is convincing Nicole to give Lori a chance.
Under the pretense of a summer cookout, Kevin lures Nicole to his house to meet Lori. But Nicole won’t be fooled so easily. She is bound and determined not to enjoy herself, and she already knows she won’t like Lori. She comes only for the free food, which makes it all the more surprising when she connects with a gorgeous woman at the drinks table. Forget Lori — this is the woman Nicole wants to spend the rest of the evening with.
Is Kevin’s matchmaking attempt a success? Or does Nicole find romance on her own? or maybe some things truly are as advertised
REVIEW:
The good… the writing is solid and well edited. Nicole’s character is reasonably well developed and there’s even a little bit of humor in these few pages. My rating is based solely on those points.
The not so good, the plot, or should I say lack thereof. I almost fell off my seat when I got to the end of the story. In fact I looked under it, trying to find the rest it. These few pages read like a prologue, which is perfectly fine if it wasn’t marketed as a complete story… but ‘As Advertised’ is nothing more than a chapter.
I cannot summarize the story without spoilers, so will suffice to say I found it extremely lacking. Nic reluctantly goes to a BBQ at her brother’s, meets a nice lady, they go for a drive, have a bite to eat, and arrange to go on a date! That’s about it.
The issue I have is what was the point? People go on dates and hook friends up with others all the time, so what? An engaging story it does not make, well not in this instance anyway. I really hope others give it a try, and get more from it than I did.
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