Allem21's Reviews > Sprinkled in the Stars

AnnMaree Of Oz remarked in her review that the coincidences in the first chapters were too blatant and deterred her from enjoying the book. And this sparked my interest...

Having read the book (as well as the two novels she recommended instead), I have to concur with her. It was far-fetched! However, the other reviews I read made me dig my heels in. And I'm not sorry! Ms Morley shows potential as an author and I shall keep an eye out for her in the future.

The main thing that stood out for me was Parker. She's on the autism spectrum and it was handled quite delicately. It is a constant presence in the story, but never really dealt with head-on. This may be viewed as a positive or a negative, depending on the reader...

The main characters felt a bit flat at times, but this is Ms Morley's first venture out into public scrutiny, so I have to give her the benefit of the doubt. The diverse array of supporting characters were written better and featured enough to add to the story without being overbearing.

Lastly, the collection of coincidences initially irritated me a bit and it did feel far-fetched. However, Ms Morley handled this brilliantly! She didn't take her "meet-cute" plot too seriously and the MCs joke about it and later on laugh when they admit it was ludicrous.