Review: Not what I expected at all
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2013
I know it looks like a cute, funny, romantic comedy, with the words written in lipstick on the cover, but this book is anything but. It's dark and twisted, but not in a good way. I do love a good dark comedy, but the writing has to be able to pull it off. And that's not the case here. Riddled with typos and grammar errors, the writing was overwrought and melodramatic, like bad teen emo poetry or fanfic run amok. Not read for the big leagues.EDITED: Upon further thought, I realize that it was my own fault for not reading the blurb to see the bit about a school shooting. I still wouldn't have read it in that case, but I shouldn't down-star for my own failure.I do think the concept is important and that it will appeal to readers who are hurting and having these thoughts, but right now, the cover isn't appealing to that audience. It says "chick lit", so I think the wrong readers are picking it up. Get this in the hands of the right kids, and I think it could be a 5-star winner...IF the author gets and editor first.So I'm increasing my rating to 3 stars.