A review by sfbookgirl
Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy

challenging reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy was, unfortunately, a miss for me, but fans of historical fiction may enjoy this new novel. Centered in the town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, nineteen-year-old Sherri Taylor auditions to become a bunny at the town’s Playboy resort. Sherri receives an offer and is immediately infatuated with the glamor of being a bunny.
 
While I enjoyed learning about the ins and outs of working at a Playboy resort in the 80s, the characters felt one-sided. 40 years later, we learn about Sherri’s present life, with no explanation of how she gets there, and what she has learned in the process. I think I would have rather seen the story written from the perspective of Sherri’s fierce, and best friend Roberta. I didn’t really enjoy Clancy’s first novel either, so it could be that I am not the biggest fan of the author’s style.
 
Content warnings: sexual content, sexual abuse, death, death of a parent, grief, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, drug use, domestic abuse, cancer 
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