Review: falls a little flat
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2013
Title:  Play by Play (novella)Series:  N/AAuthor:  Kate DonovanRating:  B-Review:  The cover definitely drew me in on this one, as well as the sports theme.  And I must admit, it is a cute little read.  The whole 'blog' aspect was my absolute favorite part!  It gave us a bit more insight into Jake's character, and it was just fun to read.  It definitely made the story for me. However, outside of that it was really difficult to connect with the characters.  'Elevator Girl' and 'The Opinionated Sports Guy' almost seemed like completely different people when compared to the characters of Jake and Sophie.  They almost seemed flat and one-dimensional in comparison.Part of the issue, for me, was the length.  This is a novella of course, but in this case I felt like we didn't get to know the characters because of it.  Everything in regards to their relationship just seemed sped up.  I would have liked to see more if their interactions with each other.  A little more feeling between the characters.  There was also all this build up when it came to the lies Jake had told and Sophie's reaction, but in the end it just kindof fell to the wayside.  I was expecting a bit more along those lines.  I would have liked a little more depth to the overall story.Overall, it was a quick read, that was fun and entertaining, but not really a stand out title.  I would like to read a bit more from the author,  maybe something full-length later on...:)[...]