Review: Excellent Plot, Bad Writing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
The story sucked me in immediately and kept me interested and guessing throughout the book.  There was drama, suspense, violence, romance, hot sex, and humor.  These are the reasons I rated it 3 stars.  Without all of the above, it would have been 1 star.Another reviewer commented that they counted about 10 grammatical errors in the book.  I'm not sure if we read the same book.  I counted about 10 grammatical errors PER PAGE!  OK.  Maybe I'm exaggerating a tad, but not by much.  I really don't think there was a single page without a mistake.  Type-o's and grammatical errors are something that annoy me, but are things I can pretty easily look beyond -- not this time.  They were so glaring and numerous that it made the book difficult to read.  Run-on sentences abounded and there were often commas when there should have been periods.  To be honest, the book read like it was a rough draft written by a ninth-grader.I'm starting to get angry at these independent authors.  I feel like if you're going to self-publish, you owe it to the paying public to have your book edited.  I read a lot of indy stuff and keep thinking I've found the worst case of non-editing ever, but as of today, Unbeautifully Loved takes the cake.Character-wise, I loved Lukas, Finn, and Mollie but didn't care much for Lexie.  She kept ignoring her instincts and towards the end it got pretty annoying.  I really felt for the girl, but with everything she had been through in her past, you'd think she would pay more attention when the hairs on the back of her neck stood up.  Lukas tells her not to leave his house for her own safety, and knowing he's right, she leaves anyway.  Ugh.All of the complaining aside, Emma Grayson nailed it with the plot.  It really did keep me guessing and I like that it didn't end on a cliff-hanger.  The chemistry between Lukas and Lexie was intense.  I'm interested to find out what happens with Kane and Whitney in Book 2, but, like another reviewer, unless I see that it's been professionally edited, I'll pass.