Book Review of On The Same Page
By Penelope Janu
I want to thank Netgalley and the Publishers for this e-ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date – April 1, 2022
Book Review of On The Same Page
On The Same Page is a story that explores the snobbery of the publication world. In this book, the author has tried to bring about the views contemporary romances get from an elitist writer. I cannot say how much of that is true but it is nearer to reality. Throughout the book, there is a parallel romance running while the author discusses the relevance of writings of all kinds. The slow-burn romance was a treat to read about.
Writing Style of the Book
The writing style of the book is easy to read but at places, the context of the dialogues is lost. This book is just like the criticism of the historical romances of Emma Browning from the novel: genius in between average works. There were some parts that I loved to read and then there were certain cliched and confusing parts. The plot of the story was really good and a little bit of work upon the writing style would have had brought out a new best seller for us.
References to Other Classics
While reading this book, the author has referred to a lot of classics and briefly discussed the summaries and characters. I used to skim over the classics which I am yet to read to avoid spoilers of any kind even though the mention was brief. I got the feeling of these new historical romance web series that are coming out recently while reading about the brief glimpses of Emma Browning’s novels. At one point, she has even explained her point by using a passage from Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey.
Conclusion of this Book Review
Overall, it was a very difficult book to review properly because there were so many voices and so many styles in the story. I was reading a fiction written by Penelope Janu in which the protagonist was writing romantic fiction under the guise of a fictional person who was supposed to be her client as well. So much fiction, and there is a slow-burn romance as well, which seemed a bit rushed up to me in its arrival and conclusion. The pause before the love would have been an interesting course.
This is not only based on romance, rather romance comes out as a by-product of the plot where the author is discussing the snobbery of elite writers and their prejudices towards romance readers. It briefly explores the world of publication and contractual working of the law world.
My Ratings and Recommendations for ‘On The Same Page’
I will give this book 3 out of 5 stars. I want to give more but the confusing parts of the story make it a bit difficult to up the ratings. I will recommend this book to romance readers who want to read slow burn romance along with other parts of the plot as well.
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