Review: The Scarecrow & George C by Mia Kerick

Review of The Scarecrow & George C by Mia Kerick

THE SCARECROW & GEORGE C

Van thinks of himself as a scarecrow. He dresses like one to keep a distance between himself and the world. And it works until he meets George C at his job. For some reason, George C keeps staring at Van, isn't scared off by his scarecrow appearance and the chip on Van's shoulder. Will Van ever let George C in? What will Van think of when he finds out George's past is even worse than Van's?

I liked The Scarecrow & George C. I didn't love it, but I did like it. I liked Van and George C, both individually and as a couple once they finally became one. I can't say I felt really deeply for either of them or their story, but they were actually sweet characters. I do think their back stories could have been made deeper and fleshed out better, and the way the big overarching problem was resolved was pretty lame. It was just one big long scene of exposition with a telling rather than a showing. It was rushed and felt a bit anti-climactic, considering what a big deal the problem actually was - being the whole reason George C couldn't actually allow himself to be with Van. I guess I was expecting something a bit deeper, a bit edgier considering the title and blurb, but what The Scarecrow & George C ended up being is a sweet story with 2 characters who weren't as substantial as I had hoped for.

ARC via Xpresso Book Tours.


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