Review: Great plot sadly let down by a lack of editing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed the concept of the story of McKinnon. The story was good, the character development sound if somewhat predictable. However the novel leaves itself open to major criticism.I found the lack of editing and proof reading the most frustrating part of this novel. That being said I find this a common problem with Kindle books.McKinnon is full of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors that I find maddening. I simply continue to be perplexed by Authors who refuse to have their work proof read. Proof read and edit Authors PLEASE!Considering the book is set in the 15th Century, there were too many things inconsistent with that period of history. Turns of phrase, comments and other major things that move the plot such as customs and behaviour, were completely incorrect for this time the novel was set in and I was frustrated by the lack of research into getting such things right. Research people, research makes all the difference. If you are going to set your novel in an historic context please give your readers the courtesy of researching what you are writing about.If you can get past the errors mentioned above and the abrupt ending, the novel isn't half bad.