It is rare that a character in a book grabs you in the very
first page. Sabrina Grace, in this book, is that rare character.
Sabrina is a struggling scriptwriter. She’s been giving the
elevator pitch of her works to hundreds of people for years. Now, she’s decided
to give it one last shot at ShudderCon and then let her dream die. She did have
that one moment when she almost made it, but a family emergency saw her rushing
back home in the same instant as she was being ushered into the office of the
head of a network. Ever since then, she’s had no luck. Evelyn Green is the
writer of a super-hit series. Over the years, Evelyn has also been giving
Sabrina advise about presentation and pitching – very reluctantly, but Sabrina
considers Evelyn her mentor.
Sabrina’s grace under pressure, her bravery, her determined
hope and above all her intrinsic goodness had us feeling for her right from the
beginning. It is quite an achievement for the writer that she’s written Sabrina
in such a way that even when her actions could seem like a doormat, all you can
see is her goodness. Evelyn is morally ambiguous. She got her break by
literally cheating a friend. She gets a second break by stealing. However, in
the end, (again a win for the writer), you believe that she has cleaned up her
act and even if you don’t warm up to her entirely, you feel happy for Sabrina
to have got the person she loves and believe that Sabrina will be safe with
Evelyn.
This is quite a lovely little read.
⭐⭐⭐☆★
