I thought I’d give you a clue what I’m reading once in awhile. These aren’t reviews, per se, because I’m really not qualifed to write a review. Let’s just call them observations, shall we?
Pursuit by Elizabeth Jennings.
Why I bought it? A lot of times a great cover will entice me to pick up the book and read the back cover, and this one sucked me in just that way. The sunset colors silhouette a rather fine specimen of a male physique with a woman walking in the background along a beach’s edge.
The back cover blurb sounded promising enough – a woman running from bad people and a Navy SEAL hero sounded good. I bought it partly because I’m researching other writers who use military heroes and wanted to see how they’re dealing with issues.
The gist? Charolotte Court is the heir to her father’s company when she sees him killed in his hospital bed. Certain the bullet in her shoulder was meant to kill her too, she flees as far away as possible. In Baja she encounters injured Navy SEAL Matt Saunders. I’ve just finished the scene where he has to rescue her from falling into the ocean, which brings them within speaking distance of each other for the first time. I’m sure the bad guys chasing her will find her and Matt will help her rescue her father’s company before the story ends.
So far? I’m less than halfway through it so far and it’s not entirely to my taste. The writing is heavily dependent on narrative to carry the story. In fact, I think if I took all the dialogue and put it together, it wouldn’t use but 10 of the 150 pages I’ve read so far. OK, maybe 15. I prefer more dialogue, but she doesn’t put these two characters into situations where they’re with people very often so far, so we’re alone in their heads a lot. It’s not badly done, it’s just not what I’m used to.
Don’t read the spoilers on Barnes and Noble.com’s review of this book if you have any interest in reading it. Just skimming the headlines indicates there is a scene coming up later in my reading that proved distasteful to some. Oh boy!
Will I finish it? Good question. I might, but I hope she starts using more dialogue soon!
