The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine had the promise to
be something amazing… but it fell short for me.
About 40% in a realized that this was sensationalized fiction; the
situations that the characters found themselves in were too ridiculous to be
truthful, almost a 1 in a million story.
There are two main characters, Wren and Grayson. Wren is on the verge of losing it, since she
is “too quiet” and will possibly never get into a college like Harvard. Her issues are realistic for kids her age
during senior year. Grayson on the other
hand has done some bad things, the one I will spill in the review is the fact
that he was part of a term paper scheme and was thrown out of his high school;
however, Grayson has other issues and dirtier secrets. One pig in a blank is what unites these two,
as Grayson almost chokes to death on one and Wren saves him, since she is the
waitress at her family owned restaurant.
I don’t know how to fully explain my disappointment in the
characters. Not only where the
situations ridiculous but the characters’ reactions were beyond
ridiculous. At some point I had to stop,
because I was laughing too hard and just couldn’t deal with the issues
unfolding in the book. I do have to say
that I laughed and had fun, because it was so short I couldn’t hate it too
much. I appreciate the author putting
herself out there in her first novel, but my advice would be to try to reign in
the ridiculous and make it more believable.
For instance, Wren’s way of dealing with the situations presented to her
during the book made her look like a weak character as oppose to a character
that grew (which is what I felt the author was going for.)
2 out of 5 stars. Thank
you Edelweiss and the Publisher for an ARC.
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