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Title: Was this book a first draft?
Review: Where oh where do I begin? First off, I'm glad I bought it used, but I really wished I had checked it out of the library. I know that this book wasn't meant to be deep or anything like that. I like fluffy reads as much as the next chick, but even fluff should be entertaining and whisk you out of your own reality. When I read this, I felt that I was being given more of a synopsis of a book and not that real story itself. The author just rushes the reader along from scene to disjointed scene like Officer Barbrady in South Park ("Move along, nothing to see here"). While an informal narrative is nice, this book was just too chatty for me, and the inclusion of the abusive boyfriend just felt more like an afterthought than a real part of Vivian's character. The author really should have taken the time to write a second draft, because Vivian's character and the story really had the potential to be interesting.
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