Review: a strange book...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2013
The story had some potential, but moved very slowly; the product summary made it sound like something entirely different than what I ended up reading.The descriptions of the setting were interesting. The main character was sort of likeable but did stupid things that put her in jeopardy constantly - and she wasn't very nice to the 'hero' at first.  And the 'hero' was at first made to look like a handsome, brainless dunce when in fact he was a well-mannered, well-educated man who didn't seem to have much self-confidence - the author did a very blunt switch-around with him halfway or more through the story, and it didn't flow smoothly.I couldn't decide whether the author was trying to write a horror story, a mystery, or a last-minute romance - plus last-minute shifters. And the author's reference to "rent[ing][the hero] out to the Mormons so they don't have to electrocute their lesbos anymore" was as offensive as it was tasteless, and had not a thing to do with or to enhance the story line.  That sort of thing - little mismatched wordbombs and odd or grisly descriptions unexpectedly dropped into the story - made it hard to stomach, and took the enjoyment out of it; and left me trying to figure out what the author was about.  I did finish it, though I wish I hadn't, and the author managed to tie up most of the loose ends.To sum it up, I guess I would say that it had potential to be an interesting story, but had too many 'eewwww' moments dropped in that broke up the otherwise smooth flow.Actually, my favorite character was Drake, the dog; and he didn't come into the story until halfway through the book.I wouldn't read this book again, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone; there are lots of enjoyable books to read out there, and apparently some people think this is one of them - I don't.