Review: Promising but
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2013
I am disappointed.The plot is interesting but I just could not get lost in the experience.Some of my problem was being distracted by the errors in spelling, ("Just here me out..." is minor , as is " .. . yourshirt is rustled ..") but when misspelled or missing words (... she had to teach two classes onto of being a research assistent ) , mistakes in tense,  (" .. . she was sure she bore her students to death ...") or punctuation occur, I as a reader  am forced from the lovely emotional ride back to the logical code breaking mode.I also had to force myself back to suspending disbelief when the action of the characters was too unreal.  I could believe Harry Potter could ride a broomstick but I had to remind myself of artistic license when the raped girl hurls herself into another sexual situation or the male was unable to resist the physical attraction of his ex even as his new love is missing.The author writes the happy ending.  I couldn't believe it.  Did the author get tired of her task, run into a deadline, have health issues?  Too many questions left hanging.  For instance, why weren't police involved after the attack that had the abusive boyfriend deliberately causing the death of Chloe's baby?The author has described Chloe and Lucas as fully grown up individuals.  They both have doctorate degrees, yet they behave more like my high school students.As I finished the  book, I had to convince myself that book was not badly enough flawed  to return it.  After all the story had entertained me for a couple of hours.  I bought the book well after the author had rewritten it, so I remain disappointed that a good plot was poorly executed. I hope Ms Mathews can find a mentor who will help her achieve the promise of talent that had me persevering.