Review: Not bad; a quick read, but needs a proofreader
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
I realize how hard it is to come up with an idea, write a book & have the guts to publish it. That said, when someone puts in that amount of time & effort, why not have someone proofread & edit the book to correct all the errors? Here is a small sampling of the nearly 50 errors I caught in this book:Parameter is not the same as perimeter; it's "should have", not "should of"; "things are going well" -- not "going good"; one eats healthfully, not healthy; a woman engaged to be married is a fiancée (not fiancé, which is the masculine form of the word); it's "lo" & behold (not low); confident is not the same word as confidant. The author doesn't seem to have a clue when to use commas or how to make a name plural (the Corlisses -- not the Corliss'). It should be "...and left Ryan & me standing there", not "Ryan & I". The female version of the name is Frances, not Francis. Oh -- if using a real person's name, please spell it correctly -- Dorothy Hamill, not Dorthy Hamil. It's a door jamb, not door jam...& so many more. It might seem petty, but it's really distracting to read when there are so many errors.As for the story, I knew it would be fluff, & that's OK, but Alex's approach to solving the case had her talking to each suspect so many times, going back to each person over & over again, & it seemed to be a way to make a short book a bit longer. All in all, it was an OK read, but not a book that will stay with me now that I've finished it. It's already fading from my memory & I just finished a few minutes ago.Advice to Ms. Macko: find someone to proofread & edit your books before you publish them (or even use an online service such as Grammarly) -- you'll be a better author in the long run.