Review: Juvenile
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
I guess if you want an adult novel you probably shouldn't read young adult.  Still, I have found a few exceptions.  This isn't one.The plot wasn't a bad one, nothing far fetched or over the top.  It is just that it was written in a very juvenile manner, almost as if geared toward a sixth grader level.  Mallory is a nurse of two years.  Now I am a nurse, and it is apparent to me that the author is not nor has done much research either.  I know of no hospital where shifts seem to begin and end at odd as well as varying times of day; and 12 hr. shifts mean there are two, not day, evening and night.  Neither do ER doctors or nurses jump into surgery.  Fortunately for the novel's sake, the author mostly glosses over this aspect of Mallory's life and we are only subjected to a few more of these ridiculous inaccuracies.The writing is stilted: 'Savannah told her that Ryan would ask about her schedule and that made her think he wanted to see her.'  There were frequent grammatical errors: 'Mallory stuttered to think that..."  "....maybe I'm just resound to my life in Kennebunkport.." "..you certainly like to read into things, don't you..."  "...ever since you're grandfather died.." Oh, and goulash is something you eat.  Goulashes (used twice, actually) are not those boots you wear...Mostly the book is incredibly boring.  The author glosses over Mallory's history with her mother and sister superficially and in a telling manner.  She creates a very unlikeable character who seems to have the emotional maturity of a twelve year old in the decisions she makes.  There is nothing real about these characters, even the emotion she tries to develop in the last chapters; no I won't write a spoiler even if there is really nothing special to spoil.  Finally, WTH is with the musical playlist in the back of the book?  That is weird.I have gotten nicer in my rating.  Two stars is generous for this novel.