Review: Governor of Chicago???
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
I have to wonder whether English is the author's first language. If it is, then my question is whether she successfully completed middle school grammar and spelling classes. Or civics. The plot really does involve an election race for the Governor of Chicago. These books are rife with what must be phonetic  spelling guesses, misuse of I/me, was/were, plural/possessive, and the like. Verbs don't relate back to the subject (singular subject with plural form of verb and vice versa). I simply don't have the time or interest to list all of the errors, as there are several per page. All of this is distracting, but her verbosity is the deal breaker for me. The author consistently uses two or three synonymous adjectives per sentence. For instance, the heroine is wealthy and affluent. Even worse, when her mental thesaurus doesn't provide an appropriate word she throws in one - the more syllables the better - that sounds erudite. It's as if the author uses a "word of the day" calendar and incorporates them whether or not they fit the sentence. One of her favorites is "redolent" used as an adjective. Ooops. All of that being said, the storylines and characters are compelling. I recommend these novels only if abuse of the written word doesn't raise your blood pressure.