Review: Descending Plausibility
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Outsider in OklahomaThe first story engages the reader with its fast pace and underlying tensions between Aidan and Tess; especially with regards to the death of Daniel. The reader is not surprised with the romance that results after Tess saves the horses almost at the cost of her life and the story ends in a good place to entice the reader to want more.There are some areas which need attention and correction that proofreading will resolve. Overall, the story is well told, and the reader can easily engage with the characters.Accosted in ArizonaAlthough background information is provided, it is not enough to give the reader a sense of knowing what is going. The events lack clarity in the chronology and the reader doesn’t have a chance to get to know the characters in order to engage in the process. The real villain in this story could very well be the author who makes historical references, but they lack authenticity. The romance occurs much too quickly out of some sort of gratitude rather than relationship which doesn’t engender the desire to want to read more.Other than the issues with content, the story is well-written from a grammatical perspective.United in UtahOf all the stories included in this book, this is by far the least desirable. The author leaves huge gaps in relating events and it is obvious that the rush to get the two characters together led to the lack of research regarding the use of language in the telling of the story. This leads to a lack of authenticity with regards to Sparrow Hawk’s language skills—it switches from standard to non-standard English without reason. Information is provided that makes the reader think they will see something else, but it never happens. For instance, Beth is asked if she wants to take a bath by the surly housekeeper, and even though she says yes, no bath ever takes place. Beth is also making “snow angels” on a prairie that has no snow. I made too many notations of issues to list them here, but this is not a story I’d continued to read. As far as being a romance goes—this sounds more like a Harlequin romance than a frontier romance.While I am aware that various types of software used in uploading eBooks, I would venture to say that everyone (including me) should preview the format before releasing the book for distribution. There are some serious issues with formatting that lead to confusion with chapter separations and the rest of the text.This review is being offered at the request of one of the authors and a free copy was provided.