David
I’m a big fan of Bob Mortimer’s comedy but it doesn’t translate well to the page for me. The quirkiness soon becomes irritating rather than charming. Gary and Emily’s relationship doesn’t feel at all convincing - the characters generally feel superficial (apart from Grace, perhaps). The plot is thin and stretched out over twice as many pages as it needs to be - there is sooo much padding in the writing, with scenes described in the minutest of trivial detail. On the plus side, it’s such an easy, light read that I rattled through it in no time - otherwise I would have ditched it long before finishing.
I should know better than to read a celebrity novel but was drawn in by it being a 99p special offer. So at least it wasn’t an expensive mistake.
I’m a big fan of Bob Mortimer’s comedy but it doesn’t translate well to the page for me. The quirkiness soon becomes irritating rather than charming. Gary and Emily’s relationship doesn’t feel at all convincing - the characters generally feel superficial (apart from Grace, perhaps). The plot is thin and stretched out over twice as many pages as it needs to be - there is sooo much padding in the writing, with scenes described in the minutest of trivial detail. On the plus side, it’s such an easy, light read that I rattled through it in no time - otherwise I would have ditched it long before finishing.
I should know better than to read a celebrity novel but was drawn in by it being a 99p special offer. So at least it wasn’t an expensive mistake.