Review: 2.5 stars for a book in need of a serious editor.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
The beginning of this book was phenomenal...  But somewhere between the beginning and end of the book, the editor took a hike.  There's nothing that destroys a reading experience quite like bad editing.  I was absolutely captivated by the sample provided on Amazon but the book declined steadily as the story went on.  There was something about the writing as well that I found somewhat... I don't know, hokey– even cheesy.  Especially the heroine's dialogue.  To add to the mess of this book, it was clear where the "editor" copied and pasted the separate four parts of Asmodeus into one book.  There were gaps between paragraphs that weren't meant to be there.  Like the editor didn't have the time to go back and clean it up.  That makes me feel gypped, maybe even disrespected.I sometimes wonder if authors like Sara Humphreys even take the time to look over their books one last time before sending them off into the literary world.  To make sure that it's of good quality.To sum up, I wanted SO badly to love this book...  It was awesomely original with great humor and a fun cast... the first couple hiccups of bad editing didn't really deter me until I realized that it was going to be a regular occurrence.  I really think it should be mandatory for authors to put a warning on their Amazon page, much like the graphic/explicit material warnings, that give readers a heads up of poor editing.  Such a shame.I don't think I'll chance reading anything else by this author.  Especially if she can't oversee her book and make sure it's worthy of reading.