Review: Comme Ci, Comme  a.  It Was Okay.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
It seemed like every paragraph had either a grammatical error or typo, but nothing was lost in translation, so it was tolerable.  Now that I study other languages, I'm a little bit more lenient than I would normally be.  Also, some of my professors speak "English" and I'm used to their subpar speech patterns.  I probably would not have given this series a chance except that I started out of sequence not too long ago (and when I was more forgiving of gross errors).  I loved the first book that I read and have been hooked ever since.  However, the lack of good editing could be a deal breaker for some.This was not one of the better books in the series, in my humble opinion.  In terms of not really knowing who the killer is, in terms of suspense, this book is bang on.  In terms of reality, this book lost credibility with me.  Maybe the author wanted to preach about the effects of Demerol, and on one hand I commend her for that. However, I felt this book was not the venue for that.I get drugs have side effects, but I found Rebbeka's character to be highly irresponsible.  Child services was called, and she was going to take the blame for her husband drugging her daughter because she felt guilty and sorry for him.  If this happened in real life, I felt that that would just only enable him, and in the process forfeit both parents right to see their child, which we never hear the consequence for theses characters.  Is the audience to assume she got a slap on the wrist?  Or did nothing happen?  This makes for a loose end, that as far as I know was not addressed in even later books.  Maybe Denmark has a more forgiving standard, but in America overdosing one's child on sleeping pills would be considered negligence and there would be a consequence.  Perhaps it's just a cultural thing?  And maybe I'm being too logical for fiction?  To me, a good piece of fiction (not to be confused with fantasy) has the believability factor.Also, in doing some quick fact checking, Demerol is a narcotic for pain, not necessarily a "sleeping pill".  This whole drama with the father could/should have been left out for a better story, but alas page numbers quotas must be reached.