Merry Christmas to those who are celebrating! It was a quiet one for me as I decided to pick up a fictional golf novel to catch up on some requests and this one was a quick and fun read. Also helped me toward my goal of including more sports fiction in my reading and reviews. Here is my review of “Fore Play.”
Title/Author:
“Fore Play” by Linda Sheehan
Rating:
5 of 5 stars (excellent)
Review:
One never knows what truly goes on behind the scenes at any sporting Event. In this novel by Linda Sheehan , the 2011 ladies’ golf tournament at a fictional country club has so much more behind it than just the number of strokes for each golfer.
The best parts of this book were the character development and how the story had enough twists to stay interesting but not too many that a reader will be confused. The two golfers who were the favorites of the tournament, Mandy Manville (an alias) and Jody Benson, the true protagonist of the story, are both excellent golfers and interesting people. Their spouses, along with a few other key characters (mostly men) are also profiled enough so a reader knows somewhat of what to expect from them.
However, not everyone and everything is given away early and the adventures in how the club President is trying to install a new wine cellar makes for interesting reading. The characters that are scoundrels, like the cheating husband of Jody, are made to look like scum, but not overly so. For just about every aspect of this book, I would call it just right. It isn’t often a fictional sports novel can hold my interest so well, but “Fore Play” did the trick. Heck, there’s even enough golf passages to make it enjoyable for the hard core sports fan that I am.
I wish to thank Book Sirens for providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Fore-Play-Linda-Sheehan-ebook/dp/B09WCT3VHV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K3C9CZPBOOU4&keywords=Fore+play+linda&qid=1672003346&s=digital-text&sprefix=fore+play+linda%2Cdigital-text%2C199&sr=1-1
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