Review: developing author
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
"The Rocker That Savors Me" shows significant development of the writer's ability over the first installment, "The Rocker That Holds Me". My biggest complaint of the first book was that the characters were very one dimensional. In this story they are significantly more rounded and the plot is more developed. This book was also significantly longer than the first one, which was so short it was almost a rip-off at that price point.That being said, this book still has some significant problems. Grammar, grammar, grammar. Need I say more? This book has significantly fewer grammar, typographical and spelling errors than the previous, but still a distracting amount. I agree with the reviewer who said the author is clearly not knowledgeable about the rock-and-roll lifestyle, however that does not turn me off so much. At this price point I do not expect that the author has done an in-depth investigation into her subject matter or traveled with an actual rock band to create rich, fine details. As an independent author I certainly do not expect that Ms. Browning can spring for a paid editor, but she should definitely see what kind of free services she can secure. She should consider reaching out to her readers to find qualified people to voluntarily help her with the editing process.In spite of the books flaws I am pleased with the improvement over the first book and look forward to the next installment.BTW, a bone of contention for me is the glaring grammatical error in the title of both books. Never use "that" to refer to a person; the rocker being the person in question. The titles should read, "The Rocker Who..." not "The Rocker That..."