Is there any way to accurately express my disappointment in this book?
I bought this book at Chapters because it was on sale ($4.99) and because it had a Japanese cover. I have a friend who is obsessed with everything Japanese, so I thought I would read it, and if it was decent enough, give it to her to read.
Now perhaps I am just a little stuck up when it comes to writing skills, but I found Rowland's style extremely choppy; so much so that I almost got a headache every time I read the book. The storyline was OK, but I often questioned the characters and their actions. If they were so smart, why were they making stupid decisions? I felt that if they had asked just one more question, the whole thing would have been solved almost immediately. It also seemed that Rowland pulled back the characters' intelligence because she wasn't capable of thinking of a more sophisticated plot line.
All in all, I give it about a 3/10. It wasn't awful enough to not finish it, but I would never recommend it to anyone who prefers a reading level higher than grade 6.
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