Review: It is what it is.....
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2013
A book is an author's time, sweat, and tears. It's their baby. How do you tell someone that they have an ugly baby? Furthermore...who's to say that I could have made a better looking kid. Who the hell do I think I am!? I hate these moments.This book needed some serious revisions; sentence structure, dialogue, plot development. Y'all know me, I'm not a grammar natzi and I'm not starting now. However, it was more about how the sentences were worded and pieced together. I can totally overlook poor grammar if it sounds right, but it didn't. They sounded...wrong, out of place. It was distracting.It's almost like C.N. Watkins took the best parts of what's hot right now and pieced them together to make one story. The pieces did not fit and the plot suffered. Things just kept coming out of nowhere. The author tries to make the moments her own, but it just didn't work. It was like Awakened was the bastard love child of all my favorite erotica books. Stephan started out being his own character, but then all of the sudden I was like, "When did he turn into Christian Grey?" I understand he was suppose to have two-sides, but his ying did not fit his yang.I felt more like I was reading a first draft...the very first draft. It definitely had some very hot moments and though it took a while, by the end I could see a plot forming. One I could possibly follow. I also give respect for a cliffhanger that has even me wanting to pick up the sequel.I really think the author is headed in the right direction and with a little experience and some honest critique partners, I think she definitely has the potential to get there. She's just not there yet. READ ON!!