Review: Boring & Confusing
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2012
I have to say that I hardly ever give a book such a low rating, but this book, I couldn't even finish and I don't often give up on a book. First of all, i was turned off by the preachy 'foreword' written by the book's editor. I understand that this book is fiction but also seems to be based off of the author's personal beliefs. Fine. But I don't need to read a long forward about it. I downloaded this book to enjoy the story and paranormal aspects. I am not against anyone's belief system, but this was such a turn off to the actual enjoyment of the story.That wouldn't have been so bad had the story actually held my interest. Other reviews--and that foreword I told you about--say that the book is worth it if you hang in there. I don't think I should have to 'hang in there'. 30 percent in and I STILL don't know what the heck is going on. There is no background info on the characters, and I could have tolerated that had the characters actually interested me. They were bland and boring in a way that by the time I hit that 30 percent, I just didn't care about them. The dialogue was corny and stilted and the writing very amateurish. Who says "wha-at?" in real life??? Reading it in the book several times annoyed me. Nobody says it like that, so why would a writer type it that way and how could an editor let it slide? There were also too many italics placing emphasis on words or phrases in a way that didn't make sense. These little things were on every page and just so distracting that it took away from my enjoyment of the book.I am so disappointed. The blurb and cover had me excited to read this because it seemed different from anything I've ever read....what I found in side let me down big time!