Any Dream Will Do
Debbie Macomber
While I admit to being a fan of Romance, and most often
anything Debbie Macomber writes, I didn’t love this book. I didn’t care for the alternating point of
view chapters, between Shay, the protagonist, and Drew, the love interest.
Mostly because it felt like reading parts of their personal journal, and I want
characters to interact more. The number
of times these two conversed, or more, was very limited. The result was a set of cardboard characters
who only did the right thing or the wrong things. Characters, like people, need to have depth
for me to feel invested in them. There
was ample opportunity for this, but that wouldn’t serve what felt like the
simplistic happily ever after that we knew was coming.
I’m especially disappointed with the way the author handled
Shay’s family… while she was willing to give up her dreams, job, and reputation
for her brother, by stealing money for him and going to prison, he seemed to
have no feelings for her at all. Shay
befriends a couple of homeless people along the way, but we get very little of
their story as well. Why not let Shay have conversations with these people? The story is merely told, not experienced.
I’ve been a long time Macomber reader and while I was
disappointed with this book, I don’t think it will keep me from reading her
next one. I know her writing well enough to know she could have done better.
I accepted this copy from Netgalley in exchange for an
honest review.
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