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The Wales Boy (Angelica Grace Trilogy #1) (2012)

by Rachel M. Greenebaum(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1592997171 (ISBN13: 9781592997176)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Inkwater Press

review 1: I started this book yesterday and think I need to take it back to the library already. I'm in disbelief about the amount of 5 star ratings this book got but when I look back at them, it appears they are all young girls (teenage/early 20's) who probably ate up the Twilight series.I applaud the author for attempting to write a book at such a young age (by the picture on the book, she appears to be the same age as those giving most of the 5 star ratings). BUT, this book is in serious need of a good editor. She switches tenses constantly, misuses or doesn't use commas, and repeatedly uses phrases like "smirk" and 'rolling her eyes". I've already grown tired of the description of the colour of eyes, hair and clothing.This book obviously appeals to a particular target market... more who can overlook the missteps the author has made, and they are welcome to it. I'm done.
review 2: This is the first time in my life I've ever felt bad about FINISHING a book. I should have given up after the first couple of chapters. I'm ashamed that I kept hoping it'd get better.This book needs editing in a BIG WAY. It is the most horribly thrown together piece of writing I've ever seen in a published (even self-published) book. I feel absolutely ROBBED that I paid Barnes and Noble $8.49 for what amounts to a very, very rough draft of a book. I am not joking when I say it often reads like a junior high writing project. Throughout this book there are copious spelling errors, the writing switches from past to present tense FREQUENTLY (often within the same sentence) and occasionally we get an uncomfortable switch of narrator for a few paragraphs. There are clunky, awkward sentences and commas missing or thrown in at random.Here's an example of why editing a book is so important, from page 131 of the NOOK version:Char's Father is questioning him as to why Olivia is so important. Char responds with "Because I love her father." This means that Char is gay and in love with Olivia's dad. It completely changes the story. The correct sentence would be "Because I love her, Father." Written this way it is much less confusing for the reader, although I wouldn't have enjoyed that good laugh.If reading a book with correct spelling, punctuation and grammar isn't important to you, then let's talk about the story. Much of it is stolen from Twilight. The rest of it is rushed to the point of incomprehension or full of plot holes. It's a real mess. Once again, I think an editor or at least a person with a fresh set of eyes should have read this before it was published.There are many 5 star reviews posted and I feel these reviewers have lied to me. They must be the author's friends. The author friended me on Goodreads and sent some chummy comments my way when she saw I was reading this and now I fear this was an attempt to manipulate me for a good review. Maybe she just paid the others for 5 star reviews, but she forgot to pay me. Bummer.Anyway, this is a disaster. Perhaps someday Miss Greenbaum will hire an editor and clean this up in a way that makes it fit for selling. I'd be willing to give it another try then, but only if the editor points out the plot holes and inconsistencies, too. less

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