S. Murphy reviewed Unrealistic to say the least. on 3/5/2009

Helpful Score: 3

Nora's sister Franny gets murdered. After reading Franny's diary, Nora discovers she had a relationship with a man, Michael, who was into BDSM. She feels Michael is who killed Franny based on what she read in the diary. The police can't find enough evidence to get Michael.

Here is where it gets as stupid as possible.

So, Nora decides what she should do is SEDUCE the man who she believes killed her sister!?!?

Yes, that's right. She decides her plan of action is to have sex with the man. She appears to think if she has sex with him then he will tell her everything.


So if you don't find anything wrong with a story about a woman who would sleep with a person she believes murdered her sister...



Oh, also. The characters are not written well. There is nothing believable or real about them, except Michael who I liked above anyone else. There is no depth, and nothing to make you care about them. I frankly didn't care what happened to Nora as she was so dry. I felt like Franny was the real heroine in the story and wished she had lived and Nora had died. Of course, Franny wouldn't have thought of sleeping with her sisters possible murderer as she likely would have actually been grieving and not thinking about sex.

It is written in the present tense, such as, "I am walking down the street at a leisurely pace", vs, "I walked down the street at a leisurely pace". That won't matter to some people but I can't stand it so felt I should mention it in case that bugs anyone else.

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