I’m glad other reviewers warned this book gets off to a slow start. Had I not known that ahead of time I might have given up. After 50 pages or so the story really hits its stride and ended up being a fun read.
After Jacob Finch Bonner published his first book it garnered some praise. His second book failed to draw any attention. To his utter dismay, he's stuck teaching in a MFA program in order to pay the bills. One of his students, Evan Parker, fits the definition of arrogant but surprisingly he came with an extraordinary plot for a novel. Jacob knows when the book is published it will set the world on fire and become a bestseller. Years later, Jacob wonders why Evan's surefire hit was never published and that's when he learns Evan died awhile back. Hmm... it'd be a shame for Evan's incredible story to go to waste...
What I loved about this book, The Plot, is how the author created a tension filled thriller involving the publishing world of all things. It was an edge of your seat type read and given it revolves around writing, I just don't think it is a small feat to be able to pull that off. It was unconventional and creative and I was amazed I was able to maintain such a high interest level in the story once the ball got rolling.
Now, the ending didn't exactly pack as strong of a punch for me because I had pieced together a few things ahead of time. I'm not going to give myself a pat on the back though because a lightbulb went off in my head for one thing literally a few pages before it was revealed in the story. And the ending does go in a direction that I did find surprising.
Thank you Celadon Books for sending me an advance copy! All thoughts expressed are my honest opinion.
After Jacob Finch Bonner published his first book it garnered some praise. His second book failed to draw any attention. To his utter dismay, he's stuck teaching in a MFA program in order to pay the bills. One of his students, Evan Parker, fits the definition of arrogant but surprisingly he came with an extraordinary plot for a novel. Jacob knows when the book is published it will set the world on fire and become a bestseller. Years later, Jacob wonders why Evan's surefire hit was never published and that's when he learns Evan died awhile back. Hmm... it'd be a shame for Evan's incredible story to go to waste...
What I loved about this book, The Plot, is how the author created a tension filled thriller involving the publishing world of all things. It was an edge of your seat type read and given it revolves around writing, I just don't think it is a small feat to be able to pull that off. It was unconventional and creative and I was amazed I was able to maintain such a high interest level in the story once the ball got rolling.
Now, the ending didn't exactly pack as strong of a punch for me because I had pieced together a few things ahead of time. I'm not going to give myself a pat on the back though because a lightbulb went off in my head for one thing literally a few pages before it was revealed in the story. And the ending does go in a direction that I did find surprising.
Thank you Celadon Books for sending me an advance copy! All thoughts expressed are my honest opinion.