Review: Jessica Sorensen can, and has, done much better
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2014
I pre-order just about anything from Jessica and typically love her work. The Forgotten Girl, however, was a big disappointment.  First, there were *A  LOT*  of errors:  typographical, grammatical and editorial (such as things in the wrong place in the story and narrative inconsistencies). The grammatical errors were everywhere (you're and your, it's and its, pluralizing by apostrophe), stuff you don't typically find in Jessica's novels.  I know auto-correct and spell check are fallible - but it's as if no one bothered to copy edit, at all, before upload. I'd rather an author delay publication than release something so below par.All of the above is that much more frustrating because the story just wasn't all that good. I felt like I was slogging through, waiting for the pieces to coalesce, only to have the story collapse under its own weight. Important narrative elements (back story for events prior to trauma(s), family relationships, etc) weren't rendered in sufficient detail to scaffold the denouement.  I felt kind of pissed that I'd soldiered through for nothing.Like many films, this book has an intriguing concept that didn't live up to its promise. Psychological disorders can be fascinating when handled well, but they are also very complex.  Among other things, you can't skimp on character development. I felt as if the protagonist was two-dimensional at best, and everyone else was a flimsy cardboard cutout. I'd give this one a pass and check out Sorensen's Nova series, or any of the Callie/Kayden/Misha/Ella books.