Dream Girl

I had seen Laura Lippman's Dream Girl in the July issue of Real Simple featured as one of the hot summer reads of the season. 

However when I actually started reading it, it read  like it was trying to be some sort of #Metoo version of Stephen King's Misery. While I appreciated the feminist approach, in many ways it just felt like a lot of tired cliches about celebrity writers with a whodunit that was entertaining enough to keep reading but it was not an original story. 

Seeing this made me wonder if I wasn't an avid reader if I would find it to be a more interesting read. I personally can think of multiple authors and multiple books that tackle similar concepts with superior writing in multiple genres. But if I didn't feel the urge to read as much as I do and was looking through some of the latest selections at Target or the airport to read during an airplane ride or by the poolside I might find it to be more compelling. And if I am honest with myself, i would have to say that if I found it as a Kindle Unlimited book on a rainy afternoon it would be an entertaining book to pass the time. However since Netgalley gave me a copy in exchange for an honest review I'd have to say it is a mediocre story. 

This picture is a clip from the July 2021 issue of Real Simple