Review: Good read, great setting
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
Italy To Die For was a fun read but the constantly changing point of view as told by good sister, bad sister, in first-person narrative, did not enhance the story. It was confusing, and I was irritated by both the characters, especially bad sister Margo--who, by the end of the story, I wanted dead, no matter what.I'd love to see the author revise this, work on the narrative to make it flow. Forget the first person narrative--far too distracting. Margo's voice doesn't sound authentic as it is.But I was captivated by the setting, and entertained by the storyline itself. Great basic ideas, but improbable plot twists. A simplistic, light read. Contrived ending. But fun. Bring on the limoncello.(Disclaimer: I'm sick in bed, so I'm getting a lot of reading done. Most of it has been rather regrettable, and is duly reflected in my previous reviews."Italy To Die For" was where I began to toy with the notion of actually reviewing some of these ebooks. Most free ebooks are, shall we say, weak in plot, replete with one-dimensional characters, lacking in grammar and writing craft--so much so, that I don't want to spend time reviewing them, nor do I wish to harm an author's ego. I know what it's like to wrestle something into creation and I laud the effort. But there's no excuse for bad writing. Meanwhile, Amazon keeps bugging me to review my purchases, warts and all...I must also admit, that if I find grammatical errors on what once was called the jacket blerb (synopsis), I won't download an ebook, no matter how free or easy it is--and I'm a sucker for genre Scottish bodice-rippers.What floors me is that most free ebook authors have never employed the use of a spellchecker, let alone, an editor. Use "its" or "your" or "there" wrong, and I'm outta here. Excessive use of the possessive apostrophe for common nouns unless there's a very, very good reason for it, also sets my teeth on edge: the door's handle, the room's light. Really? Generic is good. Just sayin'.)(FWIW, I am using real n-lines, not double hyphens; it's an Amazon typo, not mine.)