Get Hold Of The Obvious Scripted By J. Cassidy Accessible As Pamphlet

is an excellent read!!

I was doubtful how this was going to move forward after a very raunchy beginning but I was very pleasantly surprised as it opened into a very dark and deep read.


The locality of the story has been very well researched by the author as it is written about with confidence and a sure knowledge of where things are which adds depth and helps draw the reader into the events giving the feeling that we are there as things unfold.
Added to this the characters are superbly rounded and completely realistic in their every day living situations and how they react to various situations.
The ending, however, wasn't anticipated and left me reeling it was so unexpected!

I definitely recommend this book to anyoneas a must read.
When I started reading it, I was appalled, Usually, when I come upon a dirty sex scene on the first few pages of a new book, I'll yawn and go read something else.
I can't say what compelled me to read on, All I know is, that I ended up reading the entire book in one go, untila, m. , and never regretted it. It's almost unbearably realistic, to the point where you start to wonder how much of it is a true story.
It's haunting, and will stay with you for a long time, One of the things that indie authors keep surprising me with is how they work in the romance genre, A genre that is typically been rather stale in its methods of presentation seems to be getting a major overhaul, almost completely through the work of the indie authors of today.


Although The Obvious hardly should be pigeonholed into such a limited genre, that's how it was described to me when I initially picked it up.
Modern Shakespearean tragedy would probably be a better fit,

This thing is fantastic, It's depressing, it's honest, it's frightening, and it causes a little bit of selfreflection, even for male readers like me who are quite far removed from the protagonist of this novel.


I really don't even know who to talk about this thing without doing it a disservice, as it's really just an amazing look into the life of someone who just can't quite seem to get it all together, who has so much baggage, so much.
. . I don't even know, just so much unhappiness that just hangs around her like a cloud,

This is not a story with a happy ending, this is not a story for those who are looking for a light easy read, this is a story about a girl and her messed up life.
. . and how she doesn't do anything towards making it any better,

And it's one of the best written things I've ever read, . . yes, that's slightly hyperbolic, but the writing on this thing is solid and makes you wish that it doesn't end the way it obviously needs to end.


If you're not opposed to a little graphic sex in your reading, I'd suggest picking it up for this weekend's read.
A great debut!
I first read and thoroughly enjoyed chapters of this book when it was a work in progress on Authonomy.
The finished version is a credit to the attention to detail and high standard of writing that has been achieved.
Firstly for the reader, it has a captivating opening, Then because the characters are written so realistically and contained within a plot that cleverly develops it makes you feel as if you are inside the story alongside the main character Sammy.
This story takes you on an emotionally charged journey where you are powerless other than to empathize, I

hope there is more to come from J Cassidy, Sammy is a young woman who has been through a lot in her life and although she doesn't quite like her way of life now, she doesn't know how to change it.
She struggles to find the answers she is looking for, but sometimes what is right there in front you is the best solution.
Will she realise the obvious before it's too late

I will not say anything else, not wanting to spoil it for you, but this is no ordinary romance.
The characters are absolutely realistic and their interractions are so lifelike, you honestly think they are people you know, This is a book worth reading and I am sure you will all enjoy it,
Note to the readers: Keep a box of tissues nearby, just in case! : Not so obvious reality check which keeps you reading while your heart is breaking as you realise your life is about the choices you make.
Do you ever feel you want to scream "What the hell are you doing" to a character That's how I felt with Sammy.
The solution to her problem was obvious, as the title says, yet she couldn't see it, We have all found ourselves in situations, though, when we couldn't see what was right there in front of us until much later.
Sometimes we have a chance to change things, I won't tell you if Sammy managed to do that because I will spoil your reading pleasure,

"The Obvious" by J, Cassidy is a wellwritten novel with welldeveloped characters, It was a while I had read a book with such realistic characters,

You will fully enjoy it! A good read, The sort of book that makes you thankful you had good parents if you did, J. Cassidy has a way of drawing you in to feel for the characters and all the reasons why their lives run like they do.
Difficult to say too much without giving the plot away, When we first meet Sammy, we think she's hit rock bottom, That's only just the start, A highly intelligent underachiever, a life full of promise has ended up on a selfdestructive autopilot of casual sex and poor decisions.
She has a tightknit friendship group that seems to barely keep her on the rails, but as that friendship group fragments, so does her behaviour.


The most positive influence in Sammy's life seems to be Kev, an old school friend who lives in the same building as her.
They have a "just friends" open relationship and we constantly root for Sammy to sort her emotional baggage out and see the potential answer to her problems is right under her nose.


The problem, though, is that baggage may be unresolvable,

The Obvious is a heartrending and compelling short novel with believable and fascinating characters, Although Sammy makes poor choice after poor choice, it's never frustrating because her personality is so wellrealised, This also makes the tragic parts of the story hit that much harder, and boy, do they hit hard,

J Cassidy's style is lean and highly readable, The dialogue is spot on and it's remarkable how natural is sounds despite a lot of exposition taking place while people are talking.
The story is full of surprising twists that make perfect sense in retrospect and make you want to reread the novel as soon as you've finished.


I can't wait to read J Cassidy's next work, This short, well written book is categorized as Romance, but it flies in the face of every romancenovel expectation and trope.
It's more a cautionary tale, a gritty story of wasted potential in which nothing good happens to anyone, and no one can do anything about it.
Don't read it in the winter,

Sammy, barely twenty years old, has been on her own for two years, on the dole and out of work no matter how many applications she fills out.
Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she was nevertheless a gifted student, but dropped out in order to escape from her abusive father.
Without paying work, her life is restricted to jobhunting, hanging out with her neighbor Kev, and going to pubs with three friends from her schooldays.
She compulsively hooks up with strangers, and is regularly disappointed in their performance, The sex scenes with these guys are well written and explicit, but not arousing a good trick! Sammy also has a sweet friendswithbenefits arrangement with Kev.
Tellingly, those sex scenes are never described, What's obvious is that this relationship is the only good thing in her life, but it might not be enough.


I can't say I “enjoyed” The Obvious, It is relentlessly grim as it details the downwardspiraling life of an abuse survivor who doesn't have the necessary resources to thrive.
Occasional flashbacks reveal key moments in Sammy's past without explaining every detail just enough to hint at what she went through, how she coped, who failed her, and why she's where she is now.
Opportunities for a happier life are rejected or snatched away, and I appreciate that the author didn't give in to the impulse to make everything miraculously better even though that's what I wanted.
There were maybe a few too many coincidences involving a large family of minor characters, leading to a rift between Sammy and her friends.
Symbolically, though, it works: those family members have each other's back no one but Kev seems to have Sammy's, which she fails to appreciate until it's too late.

An alcoholic father, her mother missing since she was a child, all Sammy has are her friends, When their deceit starts to tear into their group Sammy must decide whether doing the right thing is worth losing everything.

Friendships can be fleeting, family cant be chosen and the choices she makes will stay with her until the day she dies.
This novel is chockfull of Fbombs and sex with a constant undercurrent of violence, and I loved every word,

On the pages without a sex act or a reference to one, youll find a twentyyearold girlSammywho is thinking or talking or being asked about sex.
Yet this is in no way an erotic novel, Sammy uses sex. Sometimes as a weapon, but more often as a shield to insulate her from the internal damage of an abusive childhood, suffered at the hands of her alcoholic father who raised her alone after her mother walked out on a fouryearold Sammy.


Most of the swearing from Sammy is colloquial, intended not to insult, but to reinforce the tough shell she has built around herself.
Only her close friends are ever allowed to peek inside Sammys emotional bubble, and even then, it is only a peek.


Sammy is a broken person, She doesnt smile, she turns up the edges of her mouth, This story is a snapshot taken over a short period of her life, Its sad, poignant, and wholly believable,

The writing is sharp, and fits the mood of the piece, There is a lot of colloquial spelling in the dialogue, but it works well, without getting tiring, The novel is set in England, in a bluecollar environment, but I believe American readers can soon catch the conversational rhythm.


If you have no problem with sex and swearing and unvarnished reallife drama and you are yearning for something “different” to read.
You should check out this unique story,

Disclaimer: This review was originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog, I may have received a free review copy,
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