Review: Take A Chance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
I'm going to alter this review.Instead of 3 (or 2.5, as I'd originally have liked to give it) stars, I'm going to give it 4.  (The single star not awarded is simply because, after many years working in the field of human relationships, I'm going to predict that a gal who keeps on using physical violence as readily as this one does, is going to be dangerous around children when the time comes.  She scares me.  The "romantic" bit - and it isn't enough to overpower the good tale - is worryingly purile).For the rest, I'd certainly suggest a copy to anyone who has some time to spend reading an engaging book with unexpected plot twists and turns and people who are fun to meet!The author has stated that the updated, reedited/proofread edition is now available automatically to those who obtain it from Kindle.  That's great.  Most of the previous, unhappily critical reviews stemmed from silly mistakes, now rectified.Previous post:Great characters in an interesting plot.  I see that other reviews have reacted to the very, very poor proofreading/editing.  Too bad. There are only 14 other reviews at this point.  Even 2 that mention bad grammar and/or editing mean that an author recheck is probably due - soon!When the stupid oversights ("I didn't shot people in the Navy"; a "peddle" makes a car go faster - really?) become too numerous to ignore, even by readers who will generally overlook such things if the story carries them, or they don't happen all that often, I think there's a problem.I'm debating whether this ought to be a 2.5 rating, which, of course, doesn't exist, or whether I should just leave it as a 3.Damn.A real waste of a fun read.