First, thank you to Celadon Books and Netgalley for the advanced readers copy of The Plot.
When I first read the plot line of The Plot (haha), I was hooked! A story about a writer who steals a storyline? That’s just Inception-like! I knew I needed to read this book for myself. I requested a copy, and after being immediately approved (thank you again!), I dove right in.
Okay, I have to admit. The beginning is so slow. I almost DNFed this, especially when I saw that others felt the same way. But I knew that I couldn’t do that, and I forged onward. By Part Two (the book is divided into 4 parts) I was dedicated. The writing improved greatly for me. The beginning was kind of droll, and there wasn’t enough dialogue to keep me interested. As the story goes on, the dialogue gets much heavier, which I needed and thus appreciated.
Two of my favorite parts about The Plot were, one, the play on words. You don’t realize it til nearly the end, but the title holds a double meaning. Two, I loved seeing another book in this book (Crib). Little excerpts of the book Jake wrote are scattered between chapters. It made the book that much better.
Seeing as I don’t want to give too much away, I will admit that I guessed a lot of the ending. Did I see it right from the start like some readers are claiming? Not at all, but there were several clues that informed me of the person behind the anonymous attacks Jake receives after stealing this plot line. I was actually a little ashamed of myself for not reading the very obvious clues sooner!
All in all, stick with this book! Even if you feel like the beginning is much too slow for you, I promise it gets better. In fact, the second half of the book doesn’t feel remotely like the first half. It becomes a true mystery, complete with plenty of travel and dialogue.
I loved The Plot, and I think you will too! 4/5 stars