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Title: Boring, trite, bad editing
Review: Being from the south, and struggling with my own writing, I really, really, really wanted to like this book. I (and my husband) came away very disappointed in this first outing by Ray Blackston.The story doesn't ring true, plot points are not explored fully, and a great big nothingness consumes many, many pages. I read an interview with Mr. Blackston where he explained how much of this novel came from his real-life experiences, and apparently he never really had to create anything new.The book needed a much heavier editing hand, and the twee voice Blackston gives Jay Jarvis is just too treacly.Give this one a big miss.
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