Title: Finding Mr. Write
Author: Kelley Armstrong
About this Book: This is a romance novel by Kelley Armstrong! KELLEY ARMSTRONG! Raise the wicked alarms. Daphne, the MFC, is a writer who struggles to get her book published under her own name. Her sci-fi, adventure novel.
Sounds familiar? It should be, because this happens a lot. So what does she do? She uses a pseudonym and then hires someone to be Zane Remington, author and outdoors person.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, and honestly? I cannot wait for Writing Mr. Wrong.
Also, please note if you are Canadian, and reading this, Kelley Armstrong is Canadian, and the link above will lead you to your local independent bookstore to purchase. I gain nothing from putting that link there aside from the knowledge that I am hopefully helping people support their local businesses.
My Thoughts:
There has been romance in Kelley Armstrong’s novels before but as far as my readership of her goes this is one of the first novels I can recall reading from her where romance is the central part of the book.
This one gives love to Canada, which I adore, while also asking the question, “would female writers of certain genres get more attention if they used male pseudonyms?” The answer in this book (and reality) is yes. This is really explored in this novel, both from a point of understanding from a majority of the female characters involved, and with some ignorance from some of the other (mostly male) characters in the background. While maintaining the drama of a romance novel, there is the amazing commentary on how female writers are treated in the industry when they try to differ from their “lane” (queue eye roll here).
Daphne is familiar to me, from the way she acts and writes, to the way she reacts when it comes to being anxious. She is strong, but not always confident, and I love her so much.
Chris genuinely had me laughing out loud a few times, because oh brother, he had plans on plans and they sure were interesting.
These two are super fun together, and yes, they made me laugh but they also filled me with hope, and yes, sometimes a little anxiety.
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