Thank you @celadonbooks for the advanced readers copy of The Plot! I loved this digital arc it was such a fabulous book, released this Tuesday so pick it up ASAP! I didn’t download on my kindle correctly so I could take my usual pretty shots! But that’s okay because the book speaks for itself ❤️
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Summary: Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written―let alone published―anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot.
Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker’s first novel: but it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that―a story that absolutely needs to be told.
In a few short years, all of Evan Parker’s predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You’re a liar.
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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My thoughts: I loved this story! A lot of other reviews said it was a slow start but I was hooked from the beginning. It was such an interesting read flipping back and forth between what is happening and the plot of the hit story! It was fun and fast paced and opened up a good conversation on what plagiarism actually is! Highly recommend this one!
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Summary: Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written―let alone published―anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot.
Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker’s first novel: but it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that―a story that absolutely needs to be told.
In a few short years, all of Evan Parker’s predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You’re a liar.
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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My thoughts: I loved this story! A lot of other reviews said it was a slow start but I was hooked from the beginning. It was such an interesting read flipping back and forth between what is happening and the plot of the hit story! It was fun and fast paced and opened up a good conversation on what plagiarism actually is! Highly recommend this one!