Review: Too far-stretched, deceptive advertising
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
As a Christian I wish I could honestly give more stars to this novel. The promotion is for THE ACCIDENTAL HERO. But it begins with a short story called "Big Pete." When that so-so story is over, it advertises ACCIDENTAL HERO with a short sample, for $4.99. Not a nice (honest?) way to promote. Nor did I have much identity with the hero of the novel. Then the author's propensity to overblown language is a put-off. Examples: "Pale beams from a pregnant moon cut through the palm trees that lined our street." "Dave Pendelton scraped me off the lawn." "A thousand cockroaches skittered up my back as she studied my face." When writing a crime novel (unless it involves Elizabeth Barrett Browning), don't get poetic or stretch your figures of speech beyond breaking point! And lay off that internet promotional jargon: "Grab DARKROOM today!" You can't grab an E-book!