Leora is an 18 year old girl staying at her grandparents home in Lavallette, New Jersey. She is enjoying her holiday when things start to go wrong when there is the murder of a young girl on the beach and Leora worries she could become the next victim. But Leora is no ordinary girl down below as things are growing and she is blossoming into a mermaid.
Drenched is a first person narrative and it is Caroline's debut novel. This 486 KB Amazon Kindle eBook was written in 2013 and has an easy, light reading style. It is like reading a popular woman's magazine called Take A Break. Drenched mixes fashion, mystery and romance in a popular women's fiction manner.
I found this novel lacking, with a very weak plot. Jesse provided the romance and Leora was given loads of designer clothes to wear, whilst taken out to dinner with no expense spared. Leora did not have to do a thing but look pretty as everything was paid for by Jesse. She did not pay her way at all and I did not develop an empathy for her.
There was not much for me to enjoy about this novel. Leora would find more new clothes given to her, she would have yet another shower, get dressed and do her hair. Yes, not the most exciting of novels, woman gets washed and dressed - yawn! For all the money Jesse spent on Leora, she did not engage in any sex in return. Leora the freeloader just lapped up the good times whilst being treated like royalty.
The hunt for the murderer was child's play and the story had a happy ending. If this story was intended for children, then there is nothing to upset them in this tale of nonsense. I expect children will get as bored as I did with Drenched as Leora went for yet another shower, costume change and hair do.
Caroline may have the ability to write short magazine stories but her debut novel is poor. It lacks content and is rather bland. Drenched is such a weak and shallow story, that I can only vote it 2 stars.
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