Review of Foxy Lady
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Foxy Lady" by Geri Hemer.]
Foxy Lady by Geri Hemer is a complex read that kept me confused. The impossible circumstances kept compiling until I reached the end of the book. Given that Hemer has numerous published novels and an audience who enjoys her works, I assume that those readers enjoy novels with unrealistic scenarios.
The premise of the book is good. Identical twins growing up in a somewhat affluent London family, Bobbi and Brenda can only be told apart by their eye color. The girls soon learn that their distinctive characteristics can be manipulated with contact lenses, and this results in adventures. As the girls age, the seriousness of their switched identities leads to immoral and illegal activities. The twins' brother, Tommy, and the girl next door, Joyce, often fall victim to the crimes.
I hope I don't create any spoilers by pointing out some of the contrived, outlandish scenes in this book. For example, one character is found alive after lying injured on the side of the road for a month. Also, a decomposed corpse was found in the backyard of someone's home, but no one ever smelled the decaying body. These types of details occur in almost every chapter, and along with the abundance of other unbelievable coincidences, made me think that this must be a parody of the murder mystery genre.
Besides the plot being good, the only other positive is that the book has been nicely proofread. The writing style is mostly narrative; the dialogue is minimal. Hemer chooses to tell and not show. At times, a new chapter would repeat details from the previous one, which is similar to watching a TV series where they open with, "Here's what happened last week." This annoyed me because I did not need the reminder since I had just read it and didn't need the recap.
I am being generous with my rating of three out of five stars. I deducted two stars due to the negatives I mentioned. This book contains sexual content that is only suitable for a mature audience. If you want to know which of the twins is the foxy lady mentioned in the title, you will have to read this far-fetched story and solve that mystery for yourself.
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Foxy Lady
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Foxy Lady by Geri Hemer is a complex read that kept me confused. The impossible circumstances kept compiling until I reached the end of the book. Given that Hemer has numerous published novels and an audience who enjoys her works, I assume that those readers enjoy novels with unrealistic scenarios.
The premise of the book is good. Identical twins growing up in a somewhat affluent London family, Bobbi and Brenda can only be told apart by their eye color. The girls soon learn that their distinctive characteristics can be manipulated with contact lenses, and this results in adventures. As the girls age, the seriousness of their switched identities leads to immoral and illegal activities. The twins' brother, Tommy, and the girl next door, Joyce, often fall victim to the crimes.
I hope I don't create any spoilers by pointing out some of the contrived, outlandish scenes in this book. For example, one character is found alive after lying injured on the side of the road for a month. Also, a decomposed corpse was found in the backyard of someone's home, but no one ever smelled the decaying body. These types of details occur in almost every chapter, and along with the abundance of other unbelievable coincidences, made me think that this must be a parody of the murder mystery genre.
Besides the plot being good, the only other positive is that the book has been nicely proofread. The writing style is mostly narrative; the dialogue is minimal. Hemer chooses to tell and not show. At times, a new chapter would repeat details from the previous one, which is similar to watching a TV series where they open with, "Here's what happened last week." This annoyed me because I did not need the reminder since I had just read it and didn't need the recap.
I am being generous with my rating of three out of five stars. I deducted two stars due to the negatives I mentioned. This book contains sexual content that is only suitable for a mature audience. If you want to know which of the twins is the foxy lady mentioned in the title, you will have to read this far-fetched story and solve that mystery for yourself.
******
Foxy Lady
View: on Bookshelves |
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