Review by Fuzzy456 -- Randy Love...at your service

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Review by Fuzzy456 -- Randy Love...at your service

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Randy Love...at your service" by Shay Carter.]
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Randy Love...at your service by Shay Carter is a novel about a young man and his coming of age. The story is set in England and revolves around Randy Love, the main character. He is a surprise third child born into an affluent family almost 18 years after the second child was born. The family was already well established when Randy was born. Shorty after his birth, Randy's mother dies.

The story then jumps ahead about 20 years later when Randy returns back to England after studying abroad in the U.S. His father, John is not aware that Randy did not successfully complete his studies. Randy starts his job search and moves out of the family home. It is here we are, full witness to Randy's character. He is a callous, selfish, disrespectful young man who plows through people to please himself and his goals. He has no respect for basic rules of society and he just does not care. To avoid paying rent fees, he jumps from apartment to apartment, leaving others in the lurch. He has absolutely no respect for women, using them for his own personal gratification and moving on to the next. He has no work ethic, slacking off on the job and lying through to the next promotion.

Randy relies on his family; his father, brother and sister to save him from his financial problems. He has a few close friends in his entourage; but we see Randy also using them for his own personal gain. He does have an honest relationship with Michael, his father's tax accountant friend, who tries to give him sound advice and guidance. We can also see a glimpse of kindness and humanity towards the end of the book as he finally develops a relationship with his niece Annabel and his final decision to return to Nicky, a previous girlfriend he took advantage of but realized that he had true feelings for.

I had a difficult time reading this book. There were too many characters and I had problems remembering them. The flow was very choppy and I had to constantly check the previous page to see if I had missed anything. The book is written in British English and I did enjoy the fact that the author included and Index of British Terminology and Slang at the end of the book.

The plot was boring, the novel was anti-climactic and I fell asleep several times while reading. Constantly waiting for an exciting storyline, which never came, I was both disappointed when the book ended but pleased that the pain was over. Personally, I hated this book.

I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars. I honestly would not recommend this book to anyone, with an awful plot, an anti-climactic ending; please don't waste your time; life is too short.

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It's a great thing that there was an index included, but a pity that this novel was a bad one. If you are looking for a better coming-of-age novel, you could perhaps try a book which I have reviewed titled Stone Circle, which was a decent read. I hope to hear your thoughts there. Thank you for your review!
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What's curious about this is it seems to be a British book, targeted at the American market. Just going by the title, any Brit buying it would be able to guess the basic plot line (such as it is). Sorry it was such an awful experience, but I'm glad you enjoyed finding out about British English.
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I just finished reading the book and I must say, I share most of your sentiments. Although very well written the book would have been better off without so many characters and plotlines.
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I couldn't help but laugh when you said you fell asleep while reading--I know the feeling. :lol I'm sorry that you had to go through this book. Reviewers seem to be divided on this, but most of the ones I've read were negative. I'll steer clear of this one then.
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Oh dear, I was thinking that this sounded like Alfie at first, but doesn’t look like it’s a patch on that classic.
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I don't think I would have gotten past the title! Haha
I'm sorry it was such a disaster, but thank you for sticking it out to get us the information.
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gen_g wrote: 22 May 2018, 22:48 It's a great thing that there was an index included, but a pity that this novel was a bad one. If you are looking for a better coming-of-age novel, you could perhaps try a book which I have reviewed titled Stone Circle, which was a decent read. I hope to hear your thoughts there. Thank you for your review!
I will check out Stone Circle for sure....thanks for your comments.
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SABRADLEY wrote: 24 May 2018, 22:56 I don't think I would have gotten past the title! Haha
I'm sorry it was such a disaster, but thank you for sticking it out to get us the information.
Thanks for the comment.....yes it was quite painful to finish but I was determined to get it over with.....
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Helen_Combe wrote: 24 May 2018, 07:18 Oh dear, I was thinking that this sounded like Alfie at first, but doesn’t look like it’s a patch on that classic.
NO....definitely NOT.... thanks for your comment!
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inaramid wrote: 23 May 2018, 21:03 I couldn't help but laugh when you said you fell asleep while reading--I know the feeling. :lol I'm sorry that you had to go through this book. Reviewers seem to be divided on this, but most of the ones I've read were negative. I'll steer clear of this one then.
Yes.....please stay away.....it’s funny how some books you just can’t put down, this one kept falling down while I fell asleep!
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Fuzzy456 wrote: 25 May 2018, 07:17
gen_g wrote: 22 May 2018, 22:48 It's a great thing that there was an index included, but a pity that this novel was a bad one. If you are looking for a better coming-of-age novel, you could perhaps try a book which I have reviewed titled Stone Circle, which was a decent read. I hope to hear your thoughts there. Thank you for your review!
I will check out Stone Circle for sure....thanks for your comments.
Do let me know what you think if you do! (:
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Libs_Books wrote: 23 May 2018, 13:21 What's curious about this is it seems to be a British book, targeted at the American market. Just going by the title, any Brit buying it would be able to guess the basic plot line (such as it is). Sorry it was such an awful experience, but I'm glad you enjoyed finding out about British English.
Thanks for your comment! I really did enjoy that index - it was such a surprise to see it at the end of the book!
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