Review: No Vampires or Werewolves, Just a Fun Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2012
I bought this little gem of a book yesterday. Honestly, it was free and I was bored on a rainy Saturday. Besides, I have my own little four-pound chick magnet [or so my sons tell me], so the title caught my eye. The synopsis and the reviews sounded okay and, hey, it was free! So I took a chance and I'm really glad I did. This was a very enjoyable little romantic tale and it kept me entertained.Let me tell you what I liked about it:(1) I liked the way the author handled her characters, building them and letting us get to know and love [or hate] them. Now, you may not think that's really important, but I'll tell you, in a romance novel/romantic story, you shouldn't spend most of the book wanting to slap the main character into the middle of next week...and believe me, more than a few times I've had that urge with some. The characters weren't "deep," but the author did a good job of getting you "into their heads" and making you like them.(2) It moved right along. Not too much agonizing, not too much description. The author got to the point and kept the story flowing.(3) The sex in the story didn't overwhelm the tale. It was just a natural part of what was going on, not in-your-face "Look at me, I can write a sex scene!"Now I'll tell you what I found wrong with it:(1) There are some grammar and spelling errors. These weren't bad enough to really distract me from the story, but saying "would of" instead of "would have [or would've]" is one of my pet peeves.(2) It needs a little editing. The version I got had repeated sentences/phrases and out-of-place words all through it, which doesn't give a professional appearance to the book and at one point it got a bit confusing.(3) The biggest problem I had with it: The "villain" was two dimensional. But that may have been a function of the length of the book, not the author's capabilities.Finally: Is this great literature? No. But if you want to while away a couple of hours on a rainy weekend, BUY THIS BOOK! And I really hope the author keeps on writing, because this one was very enjoyable.