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Review from Writer's Digest of "The Frenchman" Judge 13Entry Title: The Frenchman
Author: B. B. Boudreau
Judge Number: 13
Entry Category: Genre Fiction
Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 4
Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 4
Production Quality and Cover Design: 5
Plot and Story Appeal: 4
Character Appeal and Development: 4
Voice and Writing Style: 4
Judge’s Commentary*:
The Frenchman is an excellent first novel by author B.B. Boudreau. The combination of romance, adventure, and high drama is sure to keep readers riveted from the first page to the last. The organization of the book is logical, with each scene playing off the last and building excitement while adding to the stakes. The characters are all sympathetic enough to have readers rooting for them every step of the way. The opening scene is well done. The front cover is attractive and should stand out on crowded bookstore shelves. I like the fact that the author's name is in a large font across the top because once readers become fans they'll easily be able to find books by their favorite author.
Masquerade Crew: D.E. HaggertyAn authentic detective character. The Frenchman by @BBBoudreau #mystery
4.0 out of 5 stars More romance than mystery but a good read nonetheless, May 15, 2014
This review is from: The Frenchman (Kindle Edition)
The Frenchman is the story of Jean LaChance’s flight from France into Lilly Parsons arms. LaChance is a professional criminal that made of the mistake of pairing up with Lilly’s bumbling man. When the partner stiffs LaChance, LaChance shows up at Lilly’s house. Instead of finding his wayward partner, he finds Lilly and her three children. While LaChance waits for his partner to show with the money, he falls in love with Lilly and her family. But Lilly doesn’t trust her instincts and runs the first chance she gets. Only she’s run off with LaChance’s money. Now the law and LaChance are after Lilly. What happens when she’s found?
The storyline of this novel captured me. It’s refreshing to come across a book that isn’t written in the same cookie cutter formula of every other romance book out there. The characters were by and large believable. I enjoyed the mystery element of the novel. The detective’s character was authentic. Although the reader was aware of the crime, it was interesting reading about the detective’s investigation and how his pursuit of Lilly progressed.
From the beginning of this fantastic novel through to the end, it holds you on the edge of your seat, not letting go.... for anything.
This review is probably going to be very short, for the simple fact that this book is so good there isn't really much point at all trying to review it.
The characters... are perfect. We love and hate the main character at the same time - almost reminiscent of the film The Prestige, in which our opinion of the characters are always changing.