“How Far She’s Come”
Written by Holly Brown
Reviewed by Diana Iozzia
“How Far She’s Come” is a thriller incorporating
many important themes such as women empowerment and women’s privacy. Cheyenne
is our cutthroat protagonist, who absolutely knows what she wants and how she
plans to get it. After having her reputation ruined publicly by a release of
her private photographs, she strives to make herself known and respected again.
Cheyenne begins working at the INN, a well-loved
news station. She struggles with disgusting coworkers, an unruly assistant, a untrustworthy
boss, and catty coworkers. She has also found a diary of a woman who used to
work at INN, who has detailed stories of her harassment by certain people in
the business. Cheyenne receives uncomfortable messages and begins to worry for
her safety.
In one of the most non-thriller thrillers, Cheyenne
is an interesting character, but the plot surrounding her is practically
non-existent. Most of the story is her trying to prove herself and fighting off
attention from men. This story is very politics-driven, which makes for an interesting
ambition-based motivation from Cheyenne.
Sadly, this book is quite forgettable. The lack of biting
plot allows for many scenes of us struggling through Cheyenne’s thoughts and
useless diary entries. We also have so many pages of Wikipedia entries and
tweets that do not effectively add to the story. The climax is non-existent.
The ending was not satisfying. I really just did not enjoy this.
I received a finished copy from William Morrow Publishing
in exchange for reading and reviewing.
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