Review: Editor STAT!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
I consume PNR, Sci-Fi romance, shoot any type of romance (okay the exception is historical) like an addict, meaning I've read over a hundred romance books in the past year.  I can usually overlook the incorrect grammar, misspelled words, extra words on self-published works, but "Grim" takes the cake.  I'm not sure if this was a conscious choice on the author's part to have the majority of the verbs in present tense (akin to a storyteller reciting to a live audience) and if so, not a good choice.  I had to slug my way through this book with every other sentence either having the wrong verb tense and/or a misspelled word (example:  should have been onslaught not on slot.)Even if this book had been edited properly, I got annoyed with how every scene was over-the-top with every Tornian being amazed by the heroine's caring nature and Grim repeatedly feeling how lucky he was.  When you have that many highs in a story, it just isn't special any more.  The conversations between the heroine and the other Tornians seemed to consist of either protecting her or amazement/confusion over her behavior.  Lastly, while I liked the idea of her being a mother and a good one at that, the kids at 4 and 6 sounded way too mature.