Review: A Diamond in the Rough
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2010
I'm not much of a romance fan, but this story sounded like just the thing to cleanse my literary palate for the new year. The fact that it's relatively short and just 99 cents definitely helped. But frankly, I was a little disappointed.First, the other reviewer's comment about the formatting for Kindle was spot on. Bizarre characters, strange indenting, chapter titles that start at the bottom of a page, typos - it needs some cleaning up. It's very distracting when you're trying to get into a story. That said, the formatting in no way influenced my rating.The Haircut is a wonderful concept but the execution could have been better. The back and forth in the barber shop went on *forever* using the same words and phrases. I understand that the barber was conflicted about the girl's request. I understand the girl wanted it done "like the boy's haircut." But the characters just kept saying the exact same thing. I enjoy scenes of conflict but this one just got tedious.As I said, I don't read romances so perhaps this is a common device, but the repetition throughout seemed to be included to simply fill space. It was so distracting and frustrating, in fact, that I simply stopped reading about 60% in. I mean, the ending isn't any secret, is it?So why did I give it three stars? It's a lovely story, and I really enjoyed learning a little about Misha. I also think tightening it up by about a third would make this a very readable little gem.If this review gave you information that was helpful, please feel free to click the YES button below!