Review: Perfectly boring heroine.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2012
Phred is an Irish girl working for a newspaper in New York City. She takes a turn at being a paparazzo for a day by flashing and getting away with winning shots, prompting a mega-star actor to hunt her down. Her life changes forever.WHAT I LIKED:- I love the author's writing style. It's witty, funny and warm, prompting me as a reader to immediately go with the story.WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:- There's no nice way to say it so I'll just say it: Phred is a Mary Sue character. Mary Sue is that irritating girl in your class who not only knows everything, but also does everything. Phred is Mary Sue: everything she touches turns to gold. She takes paparazzi pictures? Pics win awards. She gets a free house for editing a screenplay (what?!), she edits screenplays in six hours because she's superwoman who takes no breaks, she writes screenplays that turn into megablockbusters. Add her superhot editor, her ultra hot and rich agent and her ultra hot and rich ex boyfriend who are all in the mix to fight for her hand. Did I mention that this all happens within a year? Sound perfect? Yes, TOO perfect. In fact, her problem is that she's so perfect everybody wants her. Phred has no personal journey to undertake. Everything she churns out is a smashing success. Result? No adversity, no growth. Phred is perfect as she is and stays the same throughout the story. Hence, there's no real conflict, no personal transformation. The story bombs in my books as the heroine is too perfect for my tastes.