Review of Mon Cheri

[Beth Beth]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Mon Cheri" by Spare Time Novels.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Charlie went to the store to purchase lighters. He did not know that that simple act would reconnect him with his long-lost best friend. Le Femme was as beautiful as ever, and he missed her terribly. In a bid to get a bit of adventure in his life, he opted to join her on her journey to Honey Hill. Honey Hill awaited Le Femme, but Charlie would have to figure out the next step in his life. This journey helped put things in perspective for him. This journey will see them have fun and reconnect with each other. The love they share is rare. Their bond can be said to have been forged in heaven.

Mon Cheri is a novel about a rare friendship and an even rarer love. Spare Time Novels wrote this novella. It documents the crazy antics of two friends whose connection to each other is a thing to be studied. Saying that I liked this book is an understatement of the century. Sometimes, I got scared of how things would end, seeing as they were reckless in their dealings with alcohol and guns. Other times, I caught myself rooting for them to hook up and take things to the next level. Mon Cheri made me laugh and cry simultaneously. It made me wish for Charlie’s and Le Femme’s kind of love.

Mon Cheri is only 13 pages long and divided into 14 chapters. Each chapter was short, but they each affected me. Each chapter focuses on a couple of minutes or hours in these friends’ lives on their journey to Honey Hill. I liked the way Spare Time Novels chose to write this book. The writing style was indeed refreshing.

Mon Cheri gave me a lot to ponder on. One of the lessons that stood out to me is to live life to the fullest. It teaches me not to be afraid of taking a leap when I have to. It made me understand that life is to be lived and enjoyed, not survived. Like Charlie, I should live more. This lesson is what I liked most in this superb novella.

I liked this novella a lot. I have already established that fact. However, I noted one serious negative point in this book. This saddens me, but I have to say it. This book was not professionally edited. The errors are too many. I took note of more than 40 errors in it. Some of the errors included misspelled words or missing punctuation. I am disappointed because all of these could have been taken care of and corrected if the author had given this book to an editor. These days, you do not even need to outsource short books like this to an editor. The author could have just run this through one of the many editing software on the internet. These excessive errors are what I disliked the most about Mon Cheri.

Mon Cheri is an interesting book. It showed me one of the meanings of true love and friendship. I will surely read this mind-churning book over and over again. That is a promise I have made to myself. The poor editing just spoiled it for me. I rate it 3 out of 4 stars. I knocked off a star because of the poor editing. It is really a shame that this good book was diminished because of avoidable errors. I recommend this to you if you love short books about rare kinds of adventure. If you love books about friends on a journey, Mon Cheri is a must-read.

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[Yasmine ZM]

I am intrigued at how the story unfolds to display this strong relationship in such a short book (13 pages you said?). I am not sure if I should read it or not, I feel like I would be disappointed when the story ends too quickly. Thanks for the review.

[Shillah Andeso]

I love extraordinary love. I'm shocked that this book is very short. I expected a long tale of how they grew from friends to lovers. I, however, like it. I can't wait to read about their misgivings and how they reaolve them.