Review: Disappointed in this Serialized Book...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2012
I read Wicked Burn by Beth Kery & loved it! Therefore, when Because You are Mine came out, I was quite ecstatic. The plot sounded promising & it sounded like something I would be interested in. Boy, was I wrong. Here are my thoughts:1.) First of all, I was aware of that this was a serialized book. But for $1.99, the reader/buyer gets ONLY 2 chapters for each parts that comes out which is equivalent to paying a total of $16 when all 8 installments are released. This is a big rip-off IMO. For $7.99, I can find many other full-length novels to read which ARE NOT being released in weekly increments! I get ONE WHOLE book for a lesser price!2.) For two short chapters, the reader doesn't really get anything out of the story. In fact, there isn't any story at all. We get an intro & then before you know it, it's over & you have to wait another week to see what happens since each part ends with a cliffhanger. For me as a reader, I don't like this. I like to be engaged continually throughout the story, connect with the characters, etc. It's hard to do this with only 2 chapters. It's even harder to come back the next week & continue the story when I don't remember where the last part left off or what the last part was about & having to go back to review. This is a huge issue & inconvenience for me.Overall, yes I'm disappointed in this new way of publishing a book. I see so much potential with this book, but the way it's being published is ridiculous. It doesn't resonate well with many readers. Judging from this first part, I would just advise readers to take their money & run. There are many other books out there that won't leave you as frustrated as this one.*F.Y.I. The "story" ends at 71%. The other 29% is an excerpt from Beth Kery's Wicked Burn & it seems to be like this in every part of this serialized book.