Review: Only $1 but PLEASE COPYEDIT YOUR WORK.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2012
I tried to enjoy this, as suggested by a reviewer, by ignoring the typos, dropped words, vestigial words, misspellings, modern language and constant, rudimentary grammar snafus but I just couldn't stay with the story. It's a fun if done-to-death 'reformed rake' plot, with likable characters, good dialogue and a punishing number of errors in almost every -- and I mean nearly every single -- screen of the entire e-book. This isn't nitpicking; mistakes were so frequent and egregious that it demonstrated a basic lack of consideration for the reader.I'm no spelling bee champion, and no grammar nazi, but there were so many errors that the lack of editing constantly interrupted my enjoyment of the story: that for than (as in taller that) repeatedly, "seeped in sin" instead of steeped in it, distain for disdain repeatedly, "the viscounts whiles"  (should read the viscount's wiles), no properly spelled possessives ('s needed), possessive its spelled it's, "squibs" for carriage squabs, this goes on and on and on. I know, who cares what the cushiony things in 19th century carriages are called, but if an author chooses to use the term, spell it. Or write cushion instead (and please, not cushon).Reading this was an act of sadomasochism. For the pleasures - and there were many delights - there were as many painfully careless mistakes or puzzling WTF sentences. It's only 99 cents so my grousing may be out of proportion in terms of monetary cost per irritation, but wasted time is an in-kind cost, as well.To the author: 1) I'd have paid more for a better edited book. Happily. Other reviewers say the same; 2) formatting was sloppy and confusing; 3) Subjects ought to agree with verbs, possessives mostly take --'s unless the noun ends in s. 4) Type more carefully and/or reread what you've typed out loud. Many errors were glaring. I don't know of any word processing software today that cannot be set to add a red dotted line under misspelled words. Please do something about the lack of copyediting. It's a real problem. (The author is Australian, not American as some have assumed.)Favorite wonderful line: What is the world coming to when one cannot depend on the depraved to behave badly?Typical, puzzling WTF line: ...it would have been delighted to find herself staying in the capital.If you want to enjoy this type of Regency, read G. Heyer/Venetia, same plot, same charactersbetter everything. It's worth the higher price, it's re-readable and wonderfully well written.