Review: Sexy ride and read, from LA to Vegas, with a Hollywood ending...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2013
I think the plot of 'Sexy Babe' is probably 3.5-4.5 stars, it really moves and is quite interesting though the writing, I'd give it 3 stars, isn't to my taste. The prose is so lackluster. It's mostly action with very little character development. That made the book, especially in the first half, merely an okay read. That said, the story is set in Los Angeles--which I loved. Plus the book has a fairy interesting lead character, Grace, who manages to develop some self-awareness (think satisfying character arc) as the zany story progresses. Sometimes style over substance is effective; this is the kind of page turner that makes time on the gym treadmill fly by. For those who like that sort of thing, you'll find some fairly descriptive girl-on-girl action, plus thrills and spills, following a mad getaway, and hot pursuit car chases, as the FBI, police and mob converge on Vegas to pursue and capture an item of interest from a former call girl. The cute, honest LAPD cop and aforementioned main character Grace, an unsuccessful actress, are my fave characters. Parts of the book are violent and graphic yet the end is very much "Happily ever after," as the story, and all sub-plots, resolve in a satisfactory way. 'Sexy Babe' would make a good edgy R-rated movie. Would be great to read a similar story by the author, with a great deal more character development and greater attention paid to prose and language. Happy Reading~*