Ramplo's Reviews

The most helpful thing for me in the book was the section on informal mindfulness.  I have a hard time not thinking during meditation, and a harder time not berating myself for not calming down.  Having 'options' provided for people like this was great.

So I mentioned "background information".  What is that? Basically on pg. 6 the author provides a list of promises for what the book will teach you, I'll explain more underneath...

"An explanation of what mindfulness really is.  And isn't.

What a beginner's mind is and why it's actually quite important.

What role your breath plays in calming your mind.

Tips for taming your wandering mind.

How enhanced attention to your body can help you cruise along your journey with ease.

The difference between formal and informal meditation, and how to put these to work for your.

The healing power of mindfulness.

A variety of techniques - both informal and formal- to help you develop a lifetime practice."

So why is this significant? Notice how every bullet except the very last isn't providing you directions to meditate?  That's because if you're looking to get the most out of being mindful and want to make it a lasting practice, then you should understand the concepts it's built on and know what you should be gaining from it.

Also, it should point out that if you're really impatient or just looking for a quick 'how-to' you should look elsewhere.

Overall this really was a solid introduction to mindfulness meditation.  It was short and simple enough to be easily grasped by anyone and long enough to provide enough information on each topic for a beginner.  

The rest of the review is going to explain the things I thought detracted from the book, making it a 4/5 instead of 5/5.

In the beginning the author states that she has turned her life around through mindfulness.  I think she takes a little too much personal experience into account and throughout the book makes comments about how this will fix your life, help with your anxiety and panic, etc.  Basically she keeps trying to reinforce or convince you that your life is horrible and this is the cure-all.  Well, yeah I'm not perfect, but I don't think I handle myself quite as poorly as she seems to insist that I do.  If I had a friend giving me advice this way...well we probably wouldn't be friends.

The continued references to your screwed up life and this cure really felt like a sales pitch...I'm 3/4 of the way through the book, pretty sure by this point I've bought it and what you're saying.  Sales pitch not necessary.

She also has a tendency to put words in your mouth.  A lot.  I understand that this helps show that you're relating to the reader and understanding them, but it was done too much to be effective and really just ended up annoying.  Eventually every time she said "you're probably saying/thinking" I cringed and caught myself thinking, "No, that thought never crossed my mind...but thanks."

These are a few things that I found a bit...far fetched.  I can't say they're wrong because I just read this as an introduction and can't make a claim one way or the other but...well read them and pass your own judgement.

Pg. 8 

But, you may discover that your new-found awareness has you living all your moments with an extra touch of awareness.  Colors may become more vibrant, actions become more meaningful, and opportunities appear to open up where once there were none!

The colors becoming more vibrant really seems like a bit of a stretch...

The second one I want to mention is a little longer so I'll paraphrase.  Basically it says that by developing the 'beginner's mind' you'll be more aware.  She provides a theoretical account of someone avoiding an alley then finding out someone was attacked there shortly after you walked by.  So...honing your intuition?  Coincidence?  Just a little bit of a reach for me.

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Overall 4/5

Before I picked up this book I was scared.  I thought "oh she's going to tell you to flood facebook and all these other services and you are going to drive your readers INSANE."

No.

If you follow her advice, keep it simple, you're on your way to successfully marketing your book.  Hope you wrote a good one...

Very simple and straight forward book to help you get a larger audience for an indie published book.  Really, this advice is mostly universal to anyone trying to make a mark online or otherwise, and not limited to authors.

The book is pretty short, but don't let this fool you.  Not only is the book filled with great ideas, it also has links to help you actually apply these tips and (hopefully) be successful.  

Many of the links connect back to her blog, but considering the blog is a "30 day" blog, you're going to find some extras in the book.

It also gives practical advice for the services you're already using.  Sometimes we need a reminder to "keep it simple stupid", and this book does that wonderfully.

As is, this is a wonderful book.  I mentioned that there are links, which are really where the depth of the book comes in, which is a big positive and negative...a pain to click through to more but allows the book to be less bulky and cumbersome.  My only real concern is that over time some of the links may be disconnected, but because many of them are for her blog this is pretty unlikely. 

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Overall 5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk. There are annoying “Mario-is-God” references.  Most of these are pulled from the end of the book because this is when it started to really drive me nuts. pg. 136 “It’s so Bowser that they made the Raid worth so many points.” pg. 139 “Holy Mario” pg. 7     “That’s so Mario!” pg. 142 “What in Mario’s name is that thing?”

Other strange slang - 

Debuff - "Let's not debuff ourselves with mistrust."

Frags- "It seems certain elements outside of our society, called the Frags - thier name, not ours - have been lurking around our personal files."

Twinked - "Hey Z, your outfit looks totally twinked."

And a whole mess, "Bydaway, your outfit is pretty fragadelic, too. Also there were a few scattered grammar errors where he would mess up something like a gender and you really couldn’t figure out what was going on unless you realized this. Things just didn’t feel real enough.  The world felt like pieces of a brainstorm wedged in here and there and the characters were a bit weak.   So what am I talking about? For a quick example: Life is a game, everything is made into a game and the best gamers get good jobs... Other than programming the world and games NO JOBS ARE EXPLAINED.  What else is out there?  How does her dad play games for work at home?  Random piece of brainstorm wedged in. Here is an example of setting issues, this is probably not the best choice BUT this is the scene for the ENTIRE chapter.  

“Their one story ranch normally felt like a grand palace, ten times larger than the space it actually occupied.  Walls, covered in fantastic landscapes, turned the rooms into wide living spaces.

Her mother constantly changed the scenes so one day Gabby might walk into a castle entryway, and the next it would be a room on the moon.

Today the living room was nothing more than the shell of its normal, unaugmented self, only modified enough to cover the dust on the cabinets.  Her parents sat on the couch and a chair had been strategically placed in the center of the room.”

First of all, you just have to run on faith and a complete misunderstanding for how the place can be larger than it is...I don’t understand how they can walk through walls to make it bigger...or if it’s an illusion and appears bigger, but then I don’t understand really how that works either...regardless.  All I can think of is Harry Potter - skip ahead if you’ve never read it...- in the fourth book they go camping and MAGICALLY expand the tent.  Yeah, I don’t understand magic but it’s supposed to be magical.  How the author expects us to believe in this strange magical property of technology with no explanation is beyond me. So, like I said, it seems like pieces of a brainstorm just shoved onto a page.  Like the author thought, “Hey, wouldn’t it be super neat-o to have like projections on the walls that make the house super awesome!”  I don’t know why he sounds like a 50’s nerd... BUT the ENTIRE scene takes place here and what do you have? 1. One story ranch 2. Unaugmented...not very descriptive.  Simplest question, what color is the room? Does it have plain white walls or a green screen to project the image?? 3.  There are cabinets, a couch, and a chair (strategically placed). Like I said this isn’t the best example in the book but for the rest of the chapter all I can picture is the big empty space in the Matrix.  With a couch instead of a TV. As for the characters...well I’ve already bored you enough with the worldbuilding issues, let’s just say that they have little depth and forced growth.  They just don’t feel realistic enough.

Oh and random FYI: "Prisoner's Dilemma" changes a bit when you throw in groups...not quite an accurate portrayal.

Overall it was enjoyable enough but not the best choice out there for this genre.   Check it out on Amazon.

Overall 3/5

Deep breath, now get ready this is going to be a bumpy ride.

*I'd recommend this book to someone who isn't sure if they might have a problem or are looking to figure out what their problem is.  Most of these issues are pretty deep rooted and the solutions provided seem ok for someone with "tendencies" but not someone with real issues.  Realize if you relate to some of these issues it doesn't necessarily mean that you have them.

The first half really only describes how we screw ourselves over.  But, I must point out pg 19. "...must identify and accept the presence of self-defeating..." 

So, yes knowing the beast can help you defeat it, but this had a very 12 step feel to it.  Although that process has helped people many before, I don't feel like it's right for me.

There is a lot of information about the different facets of these behaviors...a few things I'd like to say about that.

1. You really need to be self aware when reading this book.  You need to avoid "medical school syndrome", basically thinking that you have every issue in the book and that you need serious help.  Realize that having "symptoms" or "tendencies" does not mean you have a real issue.  We're all sad sometimes, that doesn't make us all depressed.

2. Very informative, not very helpful.

3. Overly-simplistic solutions really won't help anyone who has these issues.

Chapter 5: Tips on Overcoming self defeating behavior is only a few pages long...Not really what the title leads you to believe.

I don't know anything about the author, but here's what I feel after reading this book.  I feel like the author took some Psych classes, maybe has a degree, but hasn't really suffered from these problems.  If he has issues, they're likely "tendencies" not real psychological problems.  Personally, I've tried rationalizing my problems, like he suggests, for years.  The problem is, these are IRRATIONAL thoughts.  It's going to take more than 'rationalization' if you really do have a psychological problem.

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Overall 3/5

This book covers a broad range of topics, more than I would have expected from such a compact book.  That being said, it is a short and compact book and so it gives you a brief overview of many areas as well as advice for dealing with these areas.  There is no magic fix in here.  If you've been through 3 cleaning self help books before, this one won't be any help.

This may have just been in the review version, but there was weird bolding that got a little annoying.

That's really all I had to say in general about the book.  Here's some nit-picky things I want to supply my two cents on.

First the author talks about how expensive professional organizers are...but then suggests talking to your accountant to find out what paperwork is important to save and what can be destroyed...If I had the money for an accountant I'd probably be able to spend money on a professional organizer.

The rest of the review is about problems I had with her advice on a few topics.

-->Photos!!

Personally I think this bit of my review is pretty important if you care about your photos.  The author suggests having them professionally scanned in and getting rid of the shoe boxes full of pictures...

Imperfections become more obvious when scanned.

MOST old photographs have some form of matte finish, the natural texture in the paper shows up as ripples or black dots in scans.

Saving online is great until the service shuts down.  You generally should be given notice but if a company suddenly goes bankrupt you may lose everything unless they are bought out.  Yahoo cancelled their photo service years ago and I was too slow getting in there to save my photos.  Remember to ALWAYS have hard copy backups of your files.  And data CORRUPTS so they should be checked and updated periodically.

If the service doesn't shut down you do need to be concerned with crashes and hacks.  A few years ago Google got hacked into and people lost lots of emails, and probably more (I honestly didn't follow the story too closely).  

Last photo concern! If you did scan in everything and upload it to an account, if you stop using the account for a while you risk forgetting the password and changing email in the meantime...very unlikely hypothetical situation but it is possible.

-->Scanning receipts.  

Can be expensive for a decent scanner that will last more than a year or two.

Lots of extra steps on the side (extra computer security etc.)

Wonderful time-gobbling procrastination tool.

-->Wire ties for your wires behind your desk, tv stand, etc.

    Well "wire ties" it's in the name right?  Well...from personal experience they can be problematic if you want to shift things around later (and they can make cords too short, nothing worse that your keyboard being just a few inches too far back...)  Also, if you accidentally tighten them too much they can be difficult to remove and you risk damaging wires.  

I suggest you go to a discount store and buy the Velcro ones.  I've seen them as cheap as $1 for 8 (and those were color coded).  They are much easier to shift and remove later and they can be reused over and over.

-->Downsizing sentimental items.

I think the section on downsizing sentimental things is an overly simplistic view on a much deeper issue.  I don't agree with this section but then again I'm a cluttered sentimental fool.

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Overall 3.5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

A touching story about falling in love and trying to reconcile your mistakes.

This story was well written, there were a few grammar mistakes but they did not detract from the story.

Not a thrilling ride, but overall it was a good story. The story is very firmly centered around the relationship but I want to make a couple important notes about that.

That doesn't mean that's ALL there is to the story, it's just all the story really hinges on. There are enough other things going on to keep you interested.

This book focuses on the relationship, it is a romance book but not erotic. It does contain...adult material, but it's not going to make you want to hide in shame while you read it.

I guess a last note before I go onto the bigger spoiler section, I really like the way she ended the book. Granted, the epilogue was pretty intensely long BUT I think she did a great job wrapping things up and not leaving the reader hanging. I really appreciate that because I HATE it when authors don't have the guts to finish their books...

I felt this story was a little weird. The main reason being that there is this highly awkward situation with the identical twin of Jessie's old boyfriend coming and sleeping with her. I think the strangest part of that was him hiding in the woods and like fully planning on going in there and staying with her for weeks...like I don't know this rubbed me the wrong way for a few reasons and I don't think I really need to keep going, if you don't see that as creepy you won't get where I'm coming from. So I sucked it up and moved on.

This is a pretty big spoiler, this is the end of the regular review so if you are really touchy about spoilers, please click off of this page...

Now, for the rest of you.

The other strange part was the way everyone like totally understood, right down to his parents and Jessie. Like everyone's just like “aaawww that's sweet, just make sure you tell her your real name!” And when Jessie herself figures it out, she's totally ok with and and just I can't see someone not getting angry or CREEPED OUT at all...unless they're big fans of Twilight...creeper sneaking into Bella's room and watching her sleep...

So yeah, overall these do play a pretty big part in the story but even not really liking these aspects the book was still enjoyable.  

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Overall 3.5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

This is a LONG overdue review.  I avoided writing it when I first read the book because I just didn't know what to say.  I liked the book a lot but I liked it as a whole, nothing shined, nothing sucked...what do I say?  One of the few series where the second book is just as awesome as the first.

Ok, well I like it.  How's that?  More? Fine.

This book is a lot like the first, basically if you liked the first the second (and third) are written in a similar fashion and they're just a good stories to read...let me try to get nitpicky...

Ok, Will and Sam continue to be as dense as rocks and that's a bit irritating, but mainly the reason it's irritating is because of the teen romance trend right now and the lack of it here just threw me for a loop.

Really started to like their "rich French uncle" and the trip around Paris was cute.  

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Overall 5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

So to reiterate a bit from the Q&D, Good pace and an interesting story.  Not great but...well whatever.  It was interesting, I don't have a better word so deal.

A strange story to get into and the author does a good job slowly revealing the characters and their intentions.  It definitely kept you engaged throughout.  The ARC copy we received had a numbering error so it seemed like there were MANY more pages then suddenly it skips like 70...and it's over.  Hopefully this is taken out in the final copy, very deceiving.  I feel a little jipped honestly, I kept flipping back and forth trying to see if I accidentally jumped ahead in the ebook...

The ending.  The ending sucked royal monkey parts.  Super quick, cut off fast...There was a lame "battle" and then it was just over, everyone was leaving the town and...what just happened? The story is over...?  Yup.  Done.  The ending really ruined the book for me.  If it had been a bit better I'd be more likely to read the next book in the series...

I quickly forgot about this book, honestly couldn't remember the next day which book I had just finished.  This is not a good sign because I had trouble putting it down while I was reading it...

Overall if you can excuse a bad ending (leading into a second book I'm SURE) then go for it!

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Overall 3.5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

So...How did we end up in the Hunger Games?

I hate to say this but...don't bother with this one.  

Again, like with the first book, there is a lack of explanations at times that leave you scratching your head.  It took until page 147 to finally explain why she is in the wrong Fledge...but yet everyone in the General Fledge is still trying to be warriors...I don't know if I missed something or if this really just didn't make sense...

Overall, I'm not very impressed.  It lacks the novelty of the first book and the romance turns into a backstabbing sleep-around... I didn't really find any redeeming qualities in this book.  Considering the price?  $5 for an ebook? Yeah, skip.  

Now the real question is whether I want to drop the money on the third....not really.  I have a BIG problem with not being able to finish a series and this is going to drive me nuts for WEEKS!

Totally not related to my review, but the cover freaks me out...That face is just weird and creepy.

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First of all - this book is DRM free and can be easily converted into other formats, SWEET!

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

I enjoyed this book quite a bit.  The beginning was a bit rough and if I had gotten this from the library I probably would have put it down.  I got through it though and I'm happy I did. I really was having a lot of trouble just figuring out what was going on...maybe I was just too tired.

The "F-Bomb" was dropped A LOT in this story.  I'm not offended by it, I honestly drop it a lot too, but I know many people will be put off by this.

There were times in the story where it just got to be too much going on too quick. Certain parts needed a little more added to them so they would be at a better pace.  Towards the end of the book Junco, the main character, gets a little...stuck.  It's a frustrating part because it seems to drag but it really isn't that bad, probably more my impatience.  There are those stories that just drag on and on, this is not one of those.  

There were a few weird wordings such as "I sleep until I wake"...well no kidding, it's that or die.  These don't really hinder the story, just a nitpicky thing that shows up a few times.

This is more of a spoiler than the rest...but probably won't make sense unless you've read the book...read this paragraph at your own risk:

"I crack a smile.  I know that whatever is in this hidden room, it is the real me, and my pulse goes wild as I climb down the ladder."

So...How does she forget her own room?  Like I get forgetting bad things and whatever, ok fine.  I can buy those.  But she "chooses" what to forget...so why the hell did she choose to forget her room?  Like...I dunno this is one of those spots that really rubbed me the wrong way. 

A note on the formatting, it's a little strange in the epub version, it has a very large font that can't be changed, but other than that it is formatted well.

I would have given this a 4/5 but those rough spots in the writing need to be addressed...so 3.5/5.

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Overall 3.5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

Ok, let me just start with Neko.  He's bizarre, to the point where I think she made him overly strange (you notice he gets cut out a lot in the next books, like the author couldn't even handle him).

I don't know what possessed me to read the whole series but I did, and I just kept waiting for SOMETHING, I think I could wrap up all the parts of all the books I liked in one page.  That's not a good thing.  These stories were pretty seriously lacking.

Ok, so I guess this one won't be so long and wordy, I don't really have much else to say.  

Didn't wow, didn't make me throw my e-reader in boredom or frustration.

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Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

I have been avoiding this review for a long time, I just couldn't get myself to write it.  I was able to force my way through the book so I figure it's time to spit it out. I had a lot of quotes to include but my ereader had to get wiped, meaning you're just going to have to deal with a rough overview.  You're better off.

So this book was very long and drawn out, let me give you the plot map:

piece of story > excess dialogue > moral point that doesn't effect the story > piece of story > excess dialogue > moral point that doesn't effect the story...

You get the idea.  The story really took a back-burner to the very blatant pieces of moral 'wisdom'.

The "foreshadowing" was weird (NOT 'forsight' if you've read it) Then, at the end of an issue, the author would say things along the lines of, 'I see ______ lesson and how ____ blank affects it.  Let me move on and not apply this to my life'.  Ok super exaggerated but hopefully you catch my drift.  I think this is a classic example of 'don't say it, show it'.  

I found the dialogue very painful most of the time, a quick example picked pretty randomly from the beginning (around pg 24 in e reader edition), "I don't agree with all you've said, but I see your point about our spectators.  That said, I guess we will be giving them quite a show!"...just WEIRD and it was like this throughout the WHOLE book.  This isn't even a great example but I just don't care enough to open it back up!

One of my biggest problems with this book is that it's supposed to be about when Christianity is overrunning Paganism.  This is a historical fiction novel.  Using modern arguments.  BAD.  So basically what happened was that the author would say things along the lines of 'just because our religion is different it isn't wrong'....

WHAT ABOUT THE EPIC BATTLE OF GOOD AND EVIL now I'm not a history buff but I do believe that people were being intentionally scared into thinking that there was this epic good/evil battle, that good was God through Christ and everything else was the devils work....WHERE IS THIS!?  The "different isn't wrong" argument is MUCH too modern for this story.

I dunno, this book left a horrible taste in my mouth and a black hole for all the time I spent reading it.  I don't think that even made sense and I just don't care.  I'm done.

(don't) Read it here. PS. it's a huge ripoff, it's a $6 e-book!  Go buy a good paperback instead.

1/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

There were a lot of half thought out rules, for example the idea is this bracelet gets put on and you go to this ghost version of our world for an hour at seven everyday.  What happens at daylight savings?  Or if you move time zones?  Not huge things but a serious pet-peeve from this book.

There were many other missing details also that just made the book a bit frustrating to read.  Like the bizarrely sudden switch from the little kidnapped girl who was trying to kill the main character, then suddenly just wanted to go home...whatever.

There was so much potential between the magic, a gun toting pseud-hero and more, this huge setup...for nothing.  I felt like it just didn't live up to any kind of expectations.

And really, rainbow powers from you fingers?  I dunno, I think I'll pass.  I suppose a younger crowd might like this, but I can't really say.

Here's the Smashwords and Kindle version if you're interested.

Overall, not my cup of tea.

2/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a “spoiler”.  Proceed at your own risk.

I think I need to begin the long and wordy with a quick story (skip this paragraph if you just want to learn about the book).  There seems to be something about the authors I talk to that suggest curling up with some chocolate or ice cream while I'm reading.  Maybe it's just that they get as much enjoyment out of the reading as the writing...I don't know but I laughed when I had yet  another author  telling me to pack on the calories while I was being sedentary.  By the end of the book I think I realized I was onto something, and it's not just that ice cream + books (-mess) = equals fantastic.  I think the down-to-Earth attitudes of these authors just means I'm going to love the book.  

ONTO THE STORY!

So, basic idea, there are "chameleons" who "ripple" and can disappear.  This is explained in a way that is not a butchered attempt at an excessive breakdown of the ability while trying to explain how the world works and our place in the universe.  Really it was straightforward and felt plausible because it wasn't being crammed down your throat.  +1 for believability.

I think that there was also an excellent balance between exploring what their abilities are and plot advancement.  I hate stories that stop to show the abilities of characters. Even more than that, I hate stories that completely skip this exploration all together.  This book had a very nice mix.

I think the relationship between the two main characters felt very real and not one of the rushed / life-ending-if-something-happens types of relationships that have become big in YA. 

A quick THANK YOU to the author: 

Dear Cidney Swanson,

Thank you.  Thank you for owning the characters' abilities, it makes it much more believable.  And that, the believablility, really makes the difference between a good book and a terrible one far too many times.

With Gratitude,

Ramplo

Now, on a darker side, I didn't feel that the secondary characters felt as real.  One example of this is Mick, I just didn't feel her as being real.  Her actions were too exaggerated, too...just too much something.

Then there are the super minor flaws like "theory" vs. "hypothesis", miniscule...too little to make any kind of a stink over and scare you away.

I thoroughly recommend this book, I truly enjoyed it and I hope you do too. Check it out.

4.5/5

Fair warning: this is a book review, where I will talk about the book.  That means you may find some of this could be classified as a "spoiler".  Proceed at your own risk.

So I am going to try and avoid ranting but I do need to repeat some stuff from the quick and dirty.

Janelle, the main character is a whiny and insufferable character.  The number of times Janelle says (or thinks) "that was weird", or "this is strange", etc. in the first few chapters is enough to make you puke.  THEN when she finally gets her answers she has a total spaz attack!  

The whole hurricane naming thing just really didn't make a lot of sense to me...look up how hurricane naming works, like it's not complicated I just don't see how it relates to the book and I dunno I was just so frustrated with the story that I didn't really care...but yet I had to mention it.  It's funny that  this was one of the things to send me over the edge.  Ssshh, no judging me.

When Janelle gets explanations of things she then has a heart attack and starts questioning everything...useless.

I couldn't get comfortable with the characters and so the whole book was uncomfortable to read.

Long story short I just really didn't like this book and I would hold onto your money for something else, there are plenty of books out there waiting to be read.

BUT, don't take my word for it!  Obviously other people have different opinions, you can check out the book on Smashwords or Amazon.

2.5/5