This book started slowly for me, which was probably my fault since I’ve been in a major reading slump, but then something happened. This surprising “plot within a plot” narrative just grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. Now, I was hooked, and this amazingly, well-crafted book had me in its clutches until the very end.
Jacob Finch Bonner, author, has one bestseller under his belt, but the second is eluding him. He begins teaching other aspiring writers at a second-rate collegiate program where he comes across obnoxious student, Evan Parker who brags that he has a best seller plot. One evening Evan gives Jake a brief synopsis of his plot and after they go their separate ways. Later Jake learns that Evan has died and decides to use his plot to write the book which become an instant best seller. Soon he begins receiving threatening emails from someone who knows he has stolen Evan’s work.
I won’t even begin to delve into the complicated subject of plagiarism. In this case, the story was never written, and Jake wrote the book with his own words. However, what transpired next was quite engrossing and riveting. I was transfixed up until the very end and must confess I did not see the shocking end coming.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Celadon Books, for the opportunity to read this fabulous book. I look forward to more books from this author. I gave this book four stars.
Jacob Finch Bonner, author, has one bestseller under his belt, but the second is eluding him. He begins teaching other aspiring writers at a second-rate collegiate program where he comes across obnoxious student, Evan Parker who brags that he has a best seller plot. One evening Evan gives Jake a brief synopsis of his plot and after they go their separate ways. Later Jake learns that Evan has died and decides to use his plot to write the book which become an instant best seller. Soon he begins receiving threatening emails from someone who knows he has stolen Evan’s work.
I won’t even begin to delve into the complicated subject of plagiarism. In this case, the story was never written, and Jake wrote the book with his own words. However, what transpired next was quite engrossing and riveting. I was transfixed up until the very end and must confess I did not see the shocking end coming.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Celadon Books, for the opportunity to read this fabulous book. I look forward to more books from this author. I gave this book four stars.