A Company of Players

The title of the book was quite fitting – the premise is a young man (Nick) and his best friend (Barb) use Nick’s inheritance money to move from San Francisco to New York City to create and open their own theater… right out of college. Along the way, both fall in love and open their theater to great success and drama.

This was an ok read – the story was easy to read, the characters were just ok, and the overall premise and plot was somewhat boring. Perhaps it has to do with the completely unrealistic idea that any of this would ever happen or unfold as it does in the book. It starts out with an odd flashback to Nick’s first boyfriend/fling, and how much it impacted him… but it lasted a semester. Then they buy a condo in New York without seeing it first. Then they want to find a building to buy and build their own theater. And of course, Nick finds his love interest with the first person he meets… and his interest happens to know every single person in the City.

It was just so unplausible and eye-rolling at times, it didn’t make much sense. I liked Nick and Ross as characters – but they were not “real” enough, and definitely didn’t go deep. In other words, this is a good read if you like theater, want to learn how a new theater and production unfolds, or are looking for a quick read.

Review Copy of A Company of Players provided by Dreamspinner Press for an honest review. Reviewed by Mel from Alpha Book Club