Review: Not that charming
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2012
I appreciate the hard work the author put into her product.  And, the idea of the story was great.However, sigh, the main female character was annoying; not annoying enough to be unlikeable, just enough with the vacillating and all.  Most of the other characters were one dimensional.  There was really no understanding of the "evil" character, so I just couldn't get worked up about him or his followers.  Consequently, I couldn't get worked up about Olivia and her followers.  I read Amazon reviews before purchasing books, and I have been dismayed recently with the number of rave reviews that are left for book efforts that should be rated middle of the road.  With a good editor and perhaps an author's club, some of my perceptions may have been avoided.  I read books prior to gifting them to my pre-teen and teen nieces  to check for appropriateness and quality writing. There was nothing in The Charm that I found offensive, however, there are better writing examples for them. Unfortunately, I'll have to pass on giving them this one.  I've given it three stars because in spite of my critisms, it was a good effort.