Review: Caught off guard
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
This is the first book I've read by Kristen Ashley and I'm not quite sure how to even begin my review of KALEIDOSCOPE. She appears to be quite popular with her fans. I was caught off guard by dialogue. It was not at all what I was expecting, therefore, my review will take a little different approach than what I might normally write. There was a load of off-color language used throughout the book and I found it distracted from the story.I think there is a great storyline somewhere in the book if the author would eliminate the unneeded cursing and use complete sentences. I didn't finish the book. In fact, I didn't get past Chapter 3. Although I enjoyed the storyline and found the characters interesting, the excessive use of curse words and incomplete sentences turned me off. I felt like I was listening to people talk with mouths full of chewing tobacco or bubblegum. I kept wanting to ask, "What do you mean?" or "What did you say?"What I saw in the book were characters who couldn't string a complete sentence together, and the talking they did do was punctuated with many curse words that were unnecessary. I have no objection to authors using curse words. I understand the need to set up scenes with tough guys. I am not a prude, I have no problem in those situations. As a reader, I tend to become part of the conversation as I read, and I truly could never picture myself in a situation where someone would be speaking this way.I received the book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It clearly stated that the book was in unedited form, which leaves me questioning - how unedited. In my opinion, the author could have an outstanding book, but it would take a lot of editing.I am going to give the book 2.5 stars because I do think there is a great story in there somewhere.