Review: Disappointed
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2011
I downloaded Book 1 for free, and was pretty impressed with Evans' writing, so I bought Book 2. However, I felt really let down. It seemed that there was a lot of meandering around, and that Evans hadn't taken the time to properly edit her book. For instance, Chapter 15 on my K3 was underlined all the way through! There were also numerous spelling and grammatical errors. The formatting at the end was abrupt and seemed like Evans had just gotten tired of writing and wanted to wrap up.The plot was also not as interesting as the first one. This time, it seemed that Piper talked an unhealthy amount about her metabolism and junk food (almost on every page) and there was a part where she went off about the death penalty and murder that I found utterly confusing. It was almost like reading an opinion piece.*Spoiler* Also, it seemed convenient that the witch in the book could use his powers when he wanted to do virtually anything, and yet sent Piper on a wild goose chase simply to confuse her and get her executed. Why couldn't he have just staged HER killing to look like someone else had done it and then used magic to deflect anyone off the right path? And the lie detector kid...why did he not see the sword the first time around, while they were in his house? Utterly confusing and not explained.I hope Evans has a professional content and line editor look at her third book. I noticed in the acknowledgements that she had a friend (it seemed like) look over the 2nd one, but maybe a professional would be able to devote more time and energy towards making her books something readers would feel happy to spend their money on.P.S. - Also, I believe the proverb is "When It Rains, It Pours" and not "It Never Rains But It Pours," so the title is sort of off, too.