Review: Spoilt by bad writing quality
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2013
You know what? Spelling is important. Appropriate use of commas is important ("I have to coach" vs "I have to, coach" being an example that stuck in my head). Punctuation in general is important.I know it's generally frowned upon to mention editing issues in reviews, but when they're as prolific as they are in this book, they really detract from what would otherwise be a good story.And this is a decent story, if perhaps a little predictable. It was written like a movie, and I liked the idea of writing the narrative in present tense (although occasionally the author slipped into past tense there as well). The problem is that I think it made the very simple language stand out even more. There's a bit of a disconnect there, as the language used makes the book one that would be easily understood by a junior primary school kid, but the subject matter is in no way appropriate for children.It's not the worst story I've ever read, but I've read plenty better. I don't think I'll be reading any more of this series.