Review: Didn't Find it Humorous or Quirky
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2011
This story started out nicely with conversations and thoughts of teens working in a a fast food restaurant. I felt the author captured the teen vibe very well during this part of the story. Unfortunately, things went down hill from there.I found the writing scattered and unpolished. The obvious was stated, explained and then repeated. There were also clunky sentences and additions to scenes that appeared out of nowhere and didn't advance the plot or make much sense at all.At times there were glimmers of hope and flashes of a creative imagination. I feel Mr. Carroll would make a good young adult author if he found a productive writing group and a few stringent critique partners.In posting this review, I found that John Carroll lists Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend under the humor genre. I didn't find it funny at all. A quirky story still needs to be well written and flow. This one did not.