Cheri reviewed Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley
Review of 'Sprinkled in the Stars' on 'Storygraph'
I made it to 74% done but couldn't finish. I hate to give a one star but I can't muster up an "It was okay" 2-stars. It's not often I feel bad for the narrator for having to read a book but this one made me think about that several times.
So here are the things that really did not work for me:
- too many coincidences and connections. This is LA not a small town where everyone knows each other. I might have bought even some of it had they been in the same industry or social standing but no. It was too much. Too many characters associated with Mel and AJ had contact with each other when even one or two would have been suspect.
- Mel's ex and anything having to do with the media (paparazzi, articles, social media) was SO OVER THE TOP mean that it …
I made it to 74% done but couldn't finish. I hate to give a one star but I can't muster up an "It was okay" 2-stars. It's not often I feel bad for the narrator for having to read a book but this one made me think about that several times.
So here are the things that really did not work for me:
- too many coincidences and connections. This is LA not a small town where everyone knows each other. I might have bought even some of it had they been in the same industry or social standing but no. It was too much. Too many characters associated with Mel and AJ had contact with each other when even one or two would have been suspect.
- Mel's ex and anything having to do with the media (paparazzi, articles, social media) was SO OVER THE TOP mean that it was just unreal. Again, just too much.
- The writing itself wasn't great. I mean, odd phrases or things that made no sense. Like "The coast of the bright light was clear" when referring to a light being shone in someone's eyes. I know that's not a huge deal but there were other things with the writing that made it hard to get into the story and to connect to the characters.
It takes a lot for me to get this far in a book and still quit but it was aggravating. I liked the premise a lot and kept waiting for the action and character depictions to get better for me. But they didn't.
Just took a peek at other reviews and I'm very much in the minority. Glad others were able to ignore or didn't notice the things that killed this reading experience for me.