1 star Any time someone can put together enough words to create a book, I’m impressed. Unfortunately, despite some great reviews, this book is a complete letdown. I don’t often write scathing reviews because I don’t like to hurt peoples’ feelings. However, when something this egregious is released and a review is requested on Netgalley, I feel I have little choice. It is written in a confusing manner with syntax that only serves as obfuscation to whatever thoughts the writer is trying to convey, and seemed to rely on the word “such” a bit too much. Here are some actual sentences, and I use that term loosely: “Coupled with always gaining straight ‘A’s, in exams, teachers, and even the college Principle (sic) would always look the other way rather than upset their two star pupils.” The following paragraph was peppered with sentences beginning with “but.” But when I read this, I almost stopped reading altogether: “But life can play strange tricks on you. Call it fate, or coincidence, who can say !” Aside from the exclamation point, that should have been a question mark, there was an actual space after the last word! Then there were these sentences: “Now as we get older our appearance can change dramatically, but our personality will always stay the same. So Chad’s fun loving and excitable exterior positively exploded with happiness, as he and his beloved family having had at last reached the hotel’s reception desk.” I couldn’t read any more of this drivel. A skilled editor would have been a great investment. My time is valuable and I don’t have the patience to read such a poorly written amalgamation of words and phrases. I give up. Don’t waste your time. June 20, 2020
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