Review: Too many "coincidences"
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
I received the email about the issue between this book and Bella Jewel’s book. I really went into it with an open mind thinking Ms. Stone had just had the misfortune of having the same premise as Ms. Jewel and there must be a logical explanation in the book to explain the “coincidences” away. Unfortunately, that was not the case.I received the first ARC with the storyline being about a girl names Maddie whose drug addict mother dies and the father is called and she shows up at the MC club house because the drug dealer who her mother sold her to wants her as payment. The gate is locked so she jumps the fence. Meets the VP Cole, sparks fly when she sees him, then she catches a club whore performing oral on him, gets turned on, she rushes out, he follows after, they have sex on his bike, he takes her home, etc., etc.Bella’s book, published on 8/18/2013, is a story about a girl named Addie whose drug addict mother dies and the father is called and she shows up at the MC clubhouse because the drug dealer who her mother sold her to wants her as payment, the gate is locked so she jumps the fence, meets the VP Cade, sparks fly, she catches him with a club whore, sex on a bike…See where this is going…scene for scene the same over and to the point that you think this is not happening. So there is the hubbub of plagiarism and then screenshots of the convo between Ms. Stone and Ms. Jewel, so I email Ms. Stone hoping that she will rewrite and maybe take some time with her story before publishing because in addition to the copied storyline there is the issue of her writing ~ it is rushed, no character development, the sex scenes are out of a bad porno, and thus no real emotional connection to the characters because it is not well thought out or executed. Needless to say I never heard from Ms. Stone.So, much to my surprise on 1/20/2014, I see Ms. Stone’s book is released. I heard that there were 2 rewrites though an updated ARC was not sent to us for review. So, to give Ms. Stone the benefit of the doubt once again, I buy the book to read the changes. Now it is a story about a girl named Maddie whose father dies and her mother is called and her mother is married to the President of the local MC, so she goes to the club because the drug dealer her father sold her wants her for payment of the debt, the gate is locked, so GUESS WHAT she jumps the fence. I reread the whole book hoping and looking for the rewrite … alas I did not find one! I know I am not an author, but the reversal of parental roles does not a rewrite make.Ms. Stone is alleging she never read Ms. Jewel’s book, but there is no way a book can be that similar without reading it. I know imitation is the highest form of flattery, but this is so much more than imitation. Even the pen name is an imitation of Bella Jewel’s name. I really had high hopes for this author, but her trying to copy someone else’s work is not acceptable. I have never regretted spending $3.99 more on a book. I hope for Ms. Stone’s sake that she pulls her book and actually tries to write as herself for a change. I give this 1 Star only because there isn’t a number lower than that.ShaunaFirst Class Books