Kenna White

I wish that I had liked this book more than I did. I've read some of her stuff and liked it and so when I read this blurb I thought I'd give it a try. And while there were some parts of it which were cool, overall at some points it felt like it was dragging endlessly and at others that points had been skipped and left me at a little bit of a loss.

It's the story of Dana and Jamie. Dana's a cartoonist who is taking some time away from her relationship to try and figure out why it's not working for her (on a houseboat).

Jamie is a marine biologist who Dana meets at a party thrown by one of Dana's neighbors. There's an accident that happens to one of Dana's things, and that keeps them connected for a bit, and then they start getting closer as friends-- then more.

While I didn't love all of the novel, I really did like the secondary character of Julianna (Dana's neice). Whenever she was in a scene she totally stole it. The same thing happened with the character of Dusty too.

I just wish I'd liked the rest of the novel as much.… (meer)

Sara works in a hospital lab, seemingly a combination of a phlebotomist and pathology lab technician. Jessie comes in to have blood tests and put up an ad for her motor scooter.

Jessie is a bartender, an almost professional pool player, and many other things. She and Sara keep running into each other (and the motor scooter thing was a nice through-line for the novel). Sara also has an interesting subplot with her boss, and Jessie has one with her grandfather (who basically raised her, and owns the bar where she works). Oh, and there's also a non-Main character plot with Sara's friend Margie and her diabetes.

My main problem with this novel wasn't the characters or the plot, I liked them both a lot. It was the pace and feel of the narrative. The forward movement of the plot was in fits and starts, and a lot of the narrative just felt really flat in places.

It was still a fun plot to follow, but, definitely not my favorite Kenna White to date.… (meer)

Sara Patterson works in the laboratory of a small hospital in Washington state. She meets Jessie Singer when the latter comes into the lab to have some tests run. And, uhh, love or something. To be honest, I just didn't care.

The premise sounds good, but the execution is seriously lacking. The only kudos I can give the author is the fact that the book is set in a hospital without either of the main characters being doctors (which is a rarity it seems). Annnnd that's about it. The writing style is poor; there is a lot of telling and not much showing. Sara goes on long internal monologues to get information to the reader, which is just boring. And there doesn't seem to be any feeling at all in the words. To be honest, I just skimmed most of the book before realizing that I honestly didn't care and DNFing the rest.… (meer)