Review: Great Premise, Shaky Execution
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
I think this author shows a lot of promise, but her work really needs a good polishing. After only a  few pages, this book felt like it had never crossed the desk of a professional editor. There were many grammatical mistakes (punctuation, run-on sentences, misused used words like his vs he's). The research done  to write the book also felt shaky such as a military man who doesn't have to be at work until 9:30 (all the military members in my family start their days at 4:30 am).Also, some situations in the book didn't feel thought out, such as an survivor of childhood sexual abuse that started when he was between 8 and 10 being comfortable engaging in sexual activity while his ten year old daughter is in the house. And not just behind closed doors, but in the kitchen where she might walk in at any moment. Small things like this or big things like how he felt out of control of his sexuality for years, but is willing to turn over his sexuality to a stranger he's only met a few times, makes the book a bit hard to swallow.So like I said, it's a very interesting premise and the author shines brightly in some moments, but the book falls dull and flat in others.