Review: Not bad, but ...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2012
I liked the main character.  I liked the concept.  The writing was fairly good with a couple of nits, "blindfold" is one word, so is "headboard", there was another one of these, but I can't remember what it was.The main character sure throws up a lot.I was a bit skeptical about this book, mostly because of the cover.  I was kind of expecting a sort of fairy/fae kind of thing.  After reading the book, I would say that the cover doesn't fit the story.  If the lady on the cover is supposed to represent the main character, nowhere in the book does she dress anything like that, and she's only 17, the lady on the cover looks older.The "climax" of the book, where various truths are revealed, feels a bit contrived and stiff.  I think the author might have done better to allow some of those truths to appear earlier in the book, rather than dumping them by the truckload all at once, and perhaps used something else for a climax.The ending of the book seemed very abrupt, I was not expecting it at all, and it was kind of a letdown.  Indeed both the climax and the ending seemed to me as if the author was getting impatient to finish writing the book and just sort of threw things together at the last minute.  For me, it really threw off the pacing.Nevertheless, the character and the basic plot concept are strong in my opinion, and worth further exploration by the writer (and readers).  However, I do not feel that the book is worth  $4.99 asking price.  I feel it would be more appropriate as a .99 cent read.