Review: You can't judge a book by its cover
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2012
It is a great story, that is squashed by poor grammar, punctuation and in dire need of a thesaurus. Using the same word to describe a situation three times within three sentences makes me believe that the author did not take the time or the care needed to write a really good novel.  The characters lack appropriate emotions at the correct times.  Its almost like she(Kylie)blows off everything important because her hero (Jonathan) is there to pick up the pieces.  The story could have been fleshed out better. I have read and paid for two of the authors books, and will not be buying any others.  Writing is an important skill, but good editing is critical. These books lack editing. Heck, they lack basic good grammar skills. Words dangle, emotions left in question and it needs a significant amount of work to make it worth purchasing.  This series could have been so much more than it is.Why would the heroine worry about the plushness of an aircraft when her father just died?  Could she not keep it together enough, or even be comfortable crying with her brothers instead of running away when she had so little time with them (which is what this character does a lot of, runs away.). I would have pushed for answers about my vampire mother. Mom was outright ignored for most of the series. Kylie has a 'woe is me' complex, which made me not like her at all. She didn't deserve Jonathan. She shows very little inner strength and relies on others to get her out of trouble.May I recommend The APA publication manual for editing or for the author to download some free English digital books to reference in the future. Hold off on publishing more books until you get the basics of writing correct. Take an English course if you must (I actually did this after my Masters before I started writing my novels). Its such a shame to see all this hard work done for nothing. This could have been a great knock off of Twilight (which is what it is), if proofreading had been done. Read your work out loud if you have to, but don't just push out books if you are not going to put your heart and soul into it. That includes paying for editing, or asking several critical people to read your work first. I feel as if I should ask for a refund until the author re-edits the novels. I'm left to fill in so many blanks, which is not fair to your readers. Not recommended strictly on basic writing skills. You will be left frustrated re-reading paragraphs to figure out what the author wanted to say. I have never been so critical of a book and I read at least one per day. You do the math.