Review: Writing ok, story not
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
This book is about an advertising company needed to make money so they come up with the idea to create a modern day Marilyn that can bring in the big bucks.They interview countless models to find a candidate and the plan is to create a history for her.I have read this author before and love her Myrtle Crumb series. Unfortunately I can't say the same about this book.There is nothing really wrong with the writing. It's the plot that's the problem.This story doesn't know if it's a thriller or love story and succeeds in being neither.At first you think it's a love story because it starts with a  pregnant hand model and her romantic life is a big part of the book.But then there are lots of other characters that contribute to the story but appear to briefly for the reader to care about them.Then suddenly it's not a love story or about a clever advertising game, instead people are dying and being stalked, turning it into a lukewarm thriller.To achieve everything it wanted to do this book needed to be a lot longer and then be worked over by a really good structural editor.