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Very bad, and here's why:
I need to put it out there that I did give this book a chance, and all that I have to say is that I'm glad it was free. I feel bad giving it such a terrible review, but the book was equally terrible.
The writing was juvenile, the main character is not at all realistic or likable, and overall the story line was weak. If I were a twelve year old girl who has never read, i might really love this book. Sadly, I am a grown woman and sadly this is not my first book to ever read. let's all be honest with each other, real people do not act the way the characters do in this book. The character's interactions with one another are comical, but that is only because of the ridiculousness of them.
Before I go too far, let me give just a few examples from the first few chapters:
The first thing that caught my attention was the amount of times the author said "prickle". In the book, the word is used to describe a sensation that the character kept feeling. Honest to God, the word is used ELEVEN times in the first three chapters. Seriously? Is there no other word for prickle? Is there is no other way to describe the sensation?
The next thing that caught my attention was some of the things the said. things like, "he flung his attention" what does that look like exactly? "I could barely breathe, in fact I couldn't breathe." Well which is it? The character can't be indecisive on something like breathing. "How many times could I be caught staring at him before he called me a stalker?" um...considering the definition of 'stalker'...I think you'll be OK LOOKING at him.
The worst one was this sentence:
"His bright green eyes reminded me of clovers and flourishing springtime leaves. He wore a pair of dark blue jeans and a black hoodie. I guessed him to be tall, but I couldn't say for sure unless I got closer to him." Not only is this a very strange description of someone's eyes, but how in the world can this character perfectly describe his eye color to me but can't tell me if he was tall or not?!?! Am I the only one going crazy here?!
These examples were all taken out of the first three chapters of the book.
I gave this book one star because I literally couldn't continue reading this book anymore. I felt bad that I marked up my book with highlighted mistakes and sarcastic comments. You can give the book a chance and make your own opinions about it.
November 2012 · Kindle Store · verified purchase