Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Every book with a cliffhanger ending should come with a warning emblazoned on the cover. Nothing infuriates me more than spending hours of my precious time reading through a book, only to find I've been cheated of a satisfying conclusion to the story. Especially when I have not enjoyed the journey, but only read on because I'd already invested so much time that I wanted to know how it turned out. The book is so rife with horrid grammar that I was totally distracted all through the first chapters. Because tense changes occur inexplicably, I could hardly surmise whether an event was happening in present, had happened in the past, or would happen some time in the future. Strangely, the grammar improved as the story moved on. The story starts on an exciting note and carries on for a while, but then comes a long, flat section that I could hardly drag myself through. The main character is just too, too perfect for my taste, and she seemed to regress in maturity as time went on. First I pegged the novel as Young Adult, then Middle Grade. I really wanted to like this book. I think the author could have woven a wonderful tale from the interesting elements he put forth. Unfortunately, it seems that he just didn't take the time to clean it up. The Book of Deacon reads like a first draft. . . and then you come to a non-end.