Review: A disappointment on top of a disappointment
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
I tried Amsden's "Chocolate Worth Dying For" and was definitely unimpressed. However, as it was a freebie, I didn't let it bother me too much. I then, for some absolutely stupid reason I still don't understand, picked up this book. Hey, maybe "Chocolate" was a first book and this one would be better? The concept sounded sort of cute.Buzzz! Wrong. The writing didn't quite approach an eighth-grade level, and the grammar was absolutely hideous. Does this author not even TRY to edit her books? I rolled my eyes so hard they nearly fell out of my head when I saw that she thanked a 'writing mentor' who made her a better author. The book is a total mess - the lack of punctuation made segments of the book nearly unreadable.And then, there are the characters. Lottie is a hoot, but the "Heroine" Kate? I could have happily smacked her over the head with a blunt object. I actually _wanted_ her kidnapper to shoot her in the head! As "Jigsaw Girl" said in another review, I disliked Kate so much the storyline became irrelevant. She was by turns obnoxious, whiny, conceited, snarky, irrational and just plain unlikable. "Hero Boy" was condescending at times, but the thing I liked least about him was the fact that he put up with psycho-girl at all. Come on. She goes through a kidnapping, and yet thinks she is too good to get counseling, even thought she is having panic attacks? And her reaction to the self defense classes that her 'security expert boyfriend' buys for her is that anyone who teaches self defense classes to women is "TAKING ADVANTAGE OF INNOCENT WOMEN????  Please.Overall, the kindest thing I can recommend to this "author" is to indulge in some Freshman English college courses. As far as her characters go? Sorry, I am at a complete loss as to recommendations. I hate to be so hard on any Indie writer, but I highly recommend spending your time with other authors. There are many incredible Indie authors out there to read. This is a critical loss of valuable reading time. And that is a shame. The author had storyline potential with both of these books I suffered through. I am just sad that the potential was completely wasted. My loss, I was the one who insisted on finishing them. Sigh._________I am curious - if you are going to say "this wasn't helpful" it is grown-up to say why you didn't find it useful.