July 18, 2014
I don't review books I don't like. I'm an author and I think there should be some professional courtesy among authors. If you don't like a book and you write books, especially in the Indie community, it is always better to just politely say nothing at all. I know when other authors rate my books poorly and write a critical review it always ticks me off and, frankly, feels a little suspect. Sorry. Just my opinion. SO! Having said that, please believe me when I say, this book rocked and I have no ulterior motive or reason to review it other than I really, really enjoyed it.
For me, it was everything I enjoy in a book.
I read some reviews of this one before posting my own and I was stunned at some of of the criticisms. First criticism? "It was awkward."
Um. Yeah. It was. It was supposed to be! The heroine is incredibly awkward and cheesy and dorky and she KNITS for hell-sake. And she says the most unbelievably brilliant, yet unimportant, things. And they are FUNNY! Which brings me to another criticism of the book.
"There was a lot of irrelevant information."
HA HA HA! I'm dying here. YES! There was! The character is a female Alex Trebek without the gravitas and the poise (and the grey hair, etc.)And she was so freaking lovable and endearing. And the stuff this author knows! I was blown away by the attention to factoids and details that for me raise books from "I could read this in a coma and still grasp it" to "Holy crap this is awesome." I like the meat in a book, the stuff that makes the characters real and the story original. And this book has that in spades. And Quinn was sexy. He just was, people. My heart got a little squishy when I typed that. Okay. Back to my point.
And finally, this. "I was lost and confused for most of the book. I skimmed most of it."
Seriously, if you're going to skim a book, don't complain about not understanding what's going on. o_0 That seems like a given to me.
Do I seem a little cranky? Well, I kind of am. I know every book isn't for everyone, but this book was incredibly well-written, intelligent, funny, and just GOOD. And I like good books to get good reviews.
That's all. So I'm adding mine to the mix. Plus - I've gifted this book to a handful of my personal friends, one who has a son dying of cancer. She needed a good laugh. And she got one. She contacted me yesterday, thanked me profusely, and said she was "rolling with laughter."
Enough said.
For me, it was everything I enjoy in a book.
I read some reviews of this one before posting my own and I was stunned at some of of the criticisms. First criticism? "It was awkward."
Um. Yeah. It was. It was supposed to be! The heroine is incredibly awkward and cheesy and dorky and she KNITS for hell-sake. And she says the most unbelievably brilliant, yet unimportant, things. And they are FUNNY! Which brings me to another criticism of the book.
"There was a lot of irrelevant information."
HA HA HA! I'm dying here. YES! There was! The character is a female Alex Trebek without the gravitas and the poise (and the grey hair, etc.)And she was so freaking lovable and endearing. And the stuff this author knows! I was blown away by the attention to factoids and details that for me raise books from "I could read this in a coma and still grasp it" to "Holy crap this is awesome." I like the meat in a book, the stuff that makes the characters real and the story original. And this book has that in spades. And Quinn was sexy. He just was, people. My heart got a little squishy when I typed that. Okay. Back to my point.
And finally, this. "I was lost and confused for most of the book. I skimmed most of it."
Seriously, if you're going to skim a book, don't complain about not understanding what's going on. o_0 That seems like a given to me.
Do I seem a little cranky? Well, I kind of am. I know every book isn't for everyone, but this book was incredibly well-written, intelligent, funny, and just GOOD. And I like good books to get good reviews.
That's all. So I'm adding mine to the mix. Plus - I've gifted this book to a handful of my personal friends, one who has a son dying of cancer. She needed a good laugh. And she got one. She contacted me yesterday, thanked me profusely, and said she was "rolling with laughter."
Enough said.
