Zapped never sparked enough to keep me engaged.
I picked up Zapped by Carol Higgins Clark for my Alphabet Challenge—because really, how many “Z” titles are floating around out there? Since I’ve read plenty of Mary Higgins Clark novels, I thought it would be fun to see how her daughter’s writing compared. Spoiler: it’s not the same.
I had a tough time getting into this one. The pacing was fine, but I never felt like I really got to know the characters, and they didn’t grow on me as the book went along. The whole story takes place over the course of one night during a blackout, which could have been tense and atmospheric, but instead it felt oddly flat. There was a lot of overreaction and drama where there didn’t need to be any—and no drama where it would have made sense.
The result is a novel that, for me, was ultimately forgettable. I probably won’t be picking up another Carol Higgins Clark book. Zapped wasn’t awful, but it felt more like a chore to finish than a story I wanted to sink into.
