Review: Ambitious Story Line Needs an Exceptional Editor. . .
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2012
As other reviews have stated, this book has been poorly edited.  Mostly the punctuation, as noted by others, is excessive and incorrect.I think the main issue with this book comes from the fact that it is extremely enthusiastic and just needs an editor to rein it in a little and guide it along the right path.The story itself is very good and the writer is not bad at all.  The excessive use of exclamation marks make it seem more juvenile than it really is.Without giving any of the plot elements away but trying to address some of the problems other reviewers have had:1). Yes, the contest aspect is a little hokey, but so what? In order for this story to work on the reader, the reader has to be able to suspend reality a little bit.  That's why I read anyway, so I'm good to go.2). From the beginning, the author does state Meg's abilities as an empath and a ghost "conjurer".  This is consistent throughout the book despite a prior reviewer's comments. The author also "hints" a lot at Charlie's past life, though I do agree that if this is going to be a plot element or come to play later in the continuing series, it should be explained a little further.3). Some of the conversation is a little weak, I agree, but hey, I have weak conversations all the time. Not everything is deeply meaningful, thank goodness.4). Another reviewer also mentioned the ghost cat - I really liked the ghost cat and I don't like cats!5). The one character that grated on my nerves, seemed phoney and contrived wound up in the end to be perfectly explained and I was thrilled with that resolution! The other, the third sister, was too much of a red herring and she could successfully be written out of the book in my opinion. Didn't like her.6). I did not see the ending coming and I had imagined several scenarios.  To me, that makes this a successful read!Cover: 4Story: 4Editing: 2Character Development: 3Overall: 3.5