Review: Another Indie Loser
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2012
I guess authors who self-publish think they are above using the tools that turn a book from promising into outstanding.  I've been reading a lot of them lately and most of them suffer from lack of editing.  To me, that shows the author doesn't take any pride in the product he/she puts out there to be judged by others.  This book has a good plot and engaging characters, but that's it.  The errors and obvious lack of editing are appalling.1.  She doesn't know how to use "lay" and "lie."2.  She continually puts commas where they don't belong, and leaves them out where they do belong.3.  She occasionally changes verb tenses within a paragraph.  Same for POV.4.  It's no longer considered good form to use omniscient point of view--which she does freely.5.  She writes, "What if he regained consciences..." instead of "consciousness."6.  She writes, "Jordan was tired and disappointed that she hadn't found a dress HE (caps mine) would be willingto wear."  Hmm.  Wonder why.7.  All of a sudden Wolf starts saying "y'all" in the last chapter.  He hadn't done that before.8.  Wolf says, "I can track a fly through an mile..."  AN mile?Just really sloppy writing caused by no editing by the author, her friends, a copy editor, et al.  It looks like she just threw it together and published it, without any pride at all in her finished product. But I don't mind.  I got it on a day it was free.  Guess I got what I paid for.Patricia Harreld, Author of "Heart of the Wild Beast"