Review: I couldn't get into the writer's rhythm...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 29, 2012
What bothered me with this book was that I couldn't get into the writer's rhythm. Every author has a certain way of writing, their voice if you will. Every time I read their books I hear their voice talking to me. Sometimes with english accents, pacing, and slang, sometimes with american ones.Woody Allen has a certain kind of pacing I can get behind after a few paragraphs. Jk Rowling's voice had me hooked from the very beginning (I honestly didn't even notice she was English until a bit later when certain landmarks were being discussed in her Harry Potter books).This author had me stumped. I couldn't quite figure out how she spoke. At times I felt like she was doing a Woody Allen thing and speaking with a staccato rhythm. She noticed everything and commented on everything like he does. These were the best times in this book. In the other times she had almost a Family Guy cadence (yes it's a TV show, not a book, but you get what I mean). She starts talking about things that seemed completely irrelevant to the plot at hand. Sometimes it just killed the suspense and turned what was supposed to be a tense action scene that seemed to be moving in slow-motion, into a long boring documentary that I just wanted to get to the end of. Then she jumps back into a YA adventure type writing style.Maybe I read it too fast. Maybe I just haven't heard the kind of storytelling style she uses often enough to be comfortable with it. I really dont know.What I do know is that in spite of this, the subject of the story was pretty interesting. The bones of this book are great. It's the stuff fun adult romances are made of. Dragon Man with Strong Female Lead is just fun waiting to happen (I'm not being sarcastic). I've a few books with similar themes and have enjoyed them a lot.3 stars. Good basic structure but not my kind of execution. It may appeal to people familiar/comfortable with her style fo writing so try the sample before buying.