Review: 30 Days *Has* September
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
This title leaped out at me because of the syntax error in the title. Author Ken Lizzi said via twitter,"Perhaps the days possess the month; say the 30 days are holding September hostage?"So I downloaded the novel. In the first chapter, we get a handsome CEO all in a dither over some employee:"I don't know what it is about you, Abby, but I can't seem to think clearly when I am round you. All my control just...just disappears."Wow.Sounds like all kinds of executive types. Not.Then there was this:"Don't judge a book by its cover. People tend to make decisions about me before I even open my mouth," I bark, embarrassment making me appear harsher than I intended to sound.  "Sorry," Taylor mutters.She barks!Okay, the author could stand to join an online fiction workshop (many are free, and a good way to learn the hallmarks of professional vs novice writing). I'm opposed to the 1- and 2-star bandits who download free novels and trash them. This story is fast paced and full of the features that sell well today. It reminds me in many ways of the opening of 50 Shades of Gray -- young, rich boss, employee who thinks she's merely average in looks, and instant chemistry between the two. For me, the novel is formulaic, though the big event near the end caught me by surprise. Not for a minute do I believe the one man would allow the other man to coerce him into such a horrible decision, but the woman's response, unfortunately, is believable. Authors don't usually go that far out on a limb, torturing their protagonists. Kudos to Bibi Paterson for daring to "go there.""Literary," it is not, but millions of romance readers prove that literary isn't what they're after.30 days has September,April, June and NovemberAll the rest have 31And February's great with 28And Leap Year's fine with 29songsforteaching dot com/jackhartmann/30dayshasseptember dot htm