Review: Charming Characters Carry the Story for Me
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2012
I found "The Last Elf" filled with some truly fun and charming characters -- which carried the story nicely for me, despite some real flaws in the editing/proofreading of the book.As other reviewers have mentioned, it's a nice adventure story suitable for all ages. I can see reading it to some kids, and I enjoyed it as an adult. I enjoyed the characters and found myself rooting for them all the way through and smiling at some of their gentle quirks. I especially enjoyed the concept of a sympathetic vampire "hero" with a heart of gold.Because of my feelings for the character, I'm giving it a 4/5 stars, although the poor quality editing/proofreading work done on the book is extremely distracting. I found several cases where the characters' names are wrong in the narrative. I found myself saying, "No, that's Mindy, not Penny," in one case where the names are switched within a paragraph. Another very jarring error is the misuse of "then" instead of "than" in 3 or 4 places throughout the story. It's very frustrating to see such flaws in an otherwise charming and enjoyable little story.I would sincerely hope the author would consider revising this book and send it past a good editor and proofreader in the process.