Review: Ditto...It was fine until...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2011
Ellen - You're now 2 for 2 on 2 Star reviews. Girlfriend, you need to double check your editor's work and keep an eye out on your reviews. I would think the error described below would be an(avoidable)embarrassment to an author.A previous reviewer, Catherine Winterfox (Portland, OR USA), sums up perfectly the 'Ooops!' moment near the end of the story..."Drew, our heroine, is heading out to the car after the hero's mother's wedding. She has to get her purse for her tampons, because her period has arrived "with a vengeance". Okay, fine, is the author going to use this? Maybe. Drew is kidnapped, stripped, and tied to a bed. When the hero finds her, he's afraid something horrible (well, more horrible) has happened, because she's bleeding. But no, he's referring to her arms, which are bleeding because she freed herself from the ropes binding her. Okay, not using the bleeding thing. Then, that night, they make mad, passionate love. This is a very straight couple--he'd never even had a girl on top, she couldn't identify a vibrator. They are not going to be doing anything with her bleeding. Also, she uses tampons, so there's a logistical problem. At this point, I paged back a bit just to make sure more time hadn't passed and I skimmed it. Nope, same night.It's a case of something very minor--the author using a tampon excuse to get the heroine alone to be kidnapped--turning into a major case of oops. An editor should have spotted it. I sure wish I hadn't."And I totally agree...the mistake took away from the story. I hope someone contacts you about this and the mistake/error is correctable.