Problem 3: Poor punctuation, or should I say the lack of it.

'But it hit me just then that since not only did he feel free to shout those things about me when he barely knew me but also he knew I heard it and he didn’t apologize but told me to shake it off and let it go because I should somehow accept he was in a shit mood and just deal with it, that he obviously wasn’t a very nice person and maybe, even though I was a nice person, there were some people who deserved to get back what they got.' It is difficult to follow her meandering train of thought through these poorly written sentences. Problem 2: The loooooong run on sentences are a constant problem, not an occasional one. I skimmed the rest of the book and sadly the writing voice issue never stopped.)

Wow, this got old fast! (Read the first few pages of the Sweet Dreams sneak preview and you'll see what I mean. 'I went into.', 'I noticed that.', 'I couldn't get.'. Problem 1: It felt as if HALF the sentences started with the word 'I', which to me showed a lack of creative story telling. So what is wrong with the writing? The major issues I found were: In truth, she may have told a great story in this book but I will never know. In full disclosure I only made it 10% (60 pages or so) into it before I couldn't take anymore, so this review is not about the story itself. Many readers have been able to look past the writing issues, so maybe you can too.

So if you care about well written stories, be sure to read the free chapters online before you buy. More so, she doesn't have a polished writing voice, nor does she have a solid grip of basic writing rules. I found this book to be nothing more than an unedited rough draft not ready for prime time. Her stories may be interesting and heartfelt (according to many of her fans), but her writing is NOT great. This was my first - and last - book by this author.

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