Review: A diamond in the rough
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
Flawed über-alpha with a secret tender side and a heart of gold? Check!Strong, single mom who doesn't take "stuff" ;) from anybody? Check!Adorable little girls who can charm a drowning man into buying water? Check!Honorable men and villains you want to poke with a sharp stick? Check and check!A great story with all around likable or lovable characters? Check!A worthwhile editor? Definitely not!!!Usually, editing as poor as this totally turns me off a book. Between incorrect words, spelling, missing punctuation and extra punctuation, it's frankly, a mess. However, in a very rare case for me, the story and characters overcame the editing. While still terribly distracting, the story and characters were enough to make me keep turning the pages and actually, enough to make me want to know what happens next. The story is definitely written to accommodate a series. There is no cliffhanger, no "huh?" moments when you get to the end, but there are secondary characters clearly ready to pair up in future books.I'm not fond of re-writes to books, as I think authors should stand by their work or not publish, but with a re-edit, this could be a far better book. No changes to the work itself would be needed. Just a good editor is all.My final opinion: the author should re-edit and update the book, then write the sequel.