Review: WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2012
I had this book sitting in my Kindle library for rather a long time before I decided to read it.  I have never liked the cover and I tend to read books which not only appeal to me synopsis-wise but cover-wise as well!After my Kindle library exceeded the 1000 book mark, and I just couldn't decide what to read next (too many choices!), I decided to start with the "A's" and that is how I landed up reading this book when I did!  Thank goodness for that!  Unfortunately, I have "cover issues" as I have gathered many readers do and of course you can't please everyone.  I know...do not judge a book by it's cover and that was reiterated to me with this book because it was one of the best stories I've read in a while.It never bored me, in fact, it kept me pretty much glued from start to finish.  It was written with much depth, sensitivity and insight.  The story was deeply moving but not excessively so.  It had a great, feel-good and satisfying ending which brought a good balance to the rest of the story.The only downside for me, apart from the cover, was that the Kindle edition I downloaded some time ago was riddled with errors - literally on every page.  Particularly with spelling and wrong tenses used - past, present and future tense were regularly used in the same paragraph and at some times even in the same sentence, and I found that very annoying and distracting.However, the story line itself was so good that I put up with the seemingly non-existent editing of the Kindle book and was still prepared to give this book a 4-star review.So remember, (as I was reminded) don't judge a book by it's cover! :)