Review: and it was definitely better (read the whole book in one sitting)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
This was my second effort at reading Ms. Rabi's work, and it was definitely better (read the whole book in one sitting), but I'm still left on the fence as to whether or not I would have gotten this (or any others from Ms. Rabi) if it wasn't free.  The female lead character's (Payton) train of thought was too rambling, almost juvenile for my taste.  She is constantly referred to as being a university student who hopes to work in the FBI (for instance) one day, but her journal entries make her sound like a high schooler.Ms. Rabi should also invest in an editor, or take the time to proof read her work, as there were several inconsistencies that jumped out at me (may contain spoliers):- When Payton is rescued and regains consciousness, she describes herself as being in a room.  Later on, she says she's sharing a tent (described as somewhat flimsy) with her rescuers, which transforms again into a tepee!- When Payton descends from the mountains into the village of Siempre, she's wearing a white dress. Who wears a dress to go mountain climbing??- Payton's stepsister Paris shows Payton her gravestone, which shows Payton died in 1999, but when Payton starts writing in her diary, she dates it 2002.  It was previously stated that she stayed with her rescuers for just 3-months before she was pimped out to Diablo.Unlike other reviewers, I wasn't put off by Diablo's crassness nor the cruelty/violence he and his gang meted out. They are gangsters, murderers and rapists, and did only what they know to do.