Review: Sometimes the person you need is the one you least expect
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Casey and Alex both lost their friend Nate in a car accident. The effect reverberates through their lives with a tremendous impact. The further they dig, the more they suspect foul play. When the evidence points to extreme circumstances (such as the local police covering up Nate’s death as an accident) they decide to take matters into their own hands.Things I like about this book:The main character’s name. ;) I think the name Casey has a nice ring to it.The idea behind the story:There’s some mystery which is always nice. There’s also a smidgen of romance sprinkled throughout. The imagery is there, but what I loved the most was the underlying moral: that sometimes people need people and it can be the person you’d least expect.With that said, let’s get down to business.The thing is that this could be a really great book…with some more work. The basis is there, but the execution is lacking.Mistakes: There were a multitude of editing misses that need to be addressed. (It’s almost feels like the author rushed the editing process or skipped it altogether.)Jumping around confusion!The scene changes have no type of indication (not even a space or italics) they dive right in and leave me wondering where I am.Character changing with no detail as to whom beforehand- including sudden changes into third person narrative!Time changes with no detail as to when beforehand: there’s no (seriously zero) indication of time changes. No “Six months earlier” or chapter breaks.While I respect the ideas of character changes and time changes they must be properly executed so as not to confuse the reader. Typically I’m not one to nitpick, however between the editing misses and the spastic character changes and the sporadic time change- it’s impossible to ignore.