Review: I loved the idea of this book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
Acutally, I loved the idea of this book: an author's fictitious murder scenes being copied by a real-life murderer in their small town. The execution of the mystery, however, was not so well done. I figured out who it was as soon as the character was introduced, as they were really the only person who seemed creepy.Alexa is a character you like, but the focus on her wardrobe is a bit overdone. I did appreciate the fact that a quick and unbelievable romance didn't develop between Alexa and any of the male characters in the book. Friendships are developed, relationships and trust gained, and believable. The main problem is with the lack of information relating to the actual crimes. Something happens, and it's like the author expects you to know what she is thinking, because the details describing the police efforts are really lacking. Also, the couple red herrings thrown in are a bit confusing, and don't add suspense to the story, just a bit of muddled plot.Also, there are so many grammatical issues that I started highlighting them, thinking about emailing the publisher to show them how many mistakes there are. It's possible it's only the Kindle edition that suffered, but they are easily fixed and hopefully will be. For myself, those kinds of mistakes are extremely distracting.