Book Review: CANCELLED by E. A. West
Because you guys are super special I thought I would throw in a second book review this week. (I know, I'm awesome.) Some of you might remember the interview I did with E. A. West a few weeks back and now I get to have her here again, wahoo!
The blurb on her blog:
A robotics engineer asks his business partner to marry him, but a previous one-night stand is having his baby
Pretty straight forward, but I like it.
What I liked: As far as romances go I have never read a story like this. It was more out-of-the box then most of the recently released romances I've seen. Her characters are solid and I felt like I was part of their lives. I got involved enough that I almost texted my husband something important becasue that's what the characters would do -- then I remembered that prefer an actual conversation. :)
What I didn't like: I noticed quite a few grammatical errors and missing words that could have easily been avoided had an editor or critique group been involved. There was also a few times when the transitions made no sense and I was confused about where the characters were. But it didn't really bother me becasue the story was strong enough that I didn't obsess over every little mistake.
Overview: I really enjoyed CANCELLED, if you like romance then you'll like this book. I normally don't read adult romance becasue of the sex, but it wasn't too heavy a theme. She actually had interesting characters instead of two people who just pork each other all the time. And I think it ended just how it should have. Right now CANCELLED is only $.99 so I wouldn't miss out on the sale.
Have a question for the author? Just leave it in the comments and I'm sure she would be happy to answer them :)
The blurb on her blog:
A robotics engineer asks his business partner to marry him, but a previous one-night stand is having his baby Pretty straight forward, but I like it.
What I liked: As far as romances go I have never read a story like this. It was more out-of-the box then most of the recently released romances I've seen. Her characters are solid and I felt like I was part of their lives. I got involved enough that I almost texted my husband something important becasue that's what the characters would do -- then I remembered that prefer an actual conversation. :)
What I didn't like: I noticed quite a few grammatical errors and missing words that could have easily been avoided had an editor or critique group been involved. There was also a few times when the transitions made no sense and I was confused about where the characters were. But it didn't really bother me becasue the story was strong enough that I didn't obsess over every little mistake.
Overview: I really enjoyed CANCELLED, if you like romance then you'll like this book. I normally don't read adult romance becasue of the sex, but it wasn't too heavy a theme. She actually had interesting characters instead of two people who just pork each other all the time. And I think it ended just how it should have. Right now CANCELLED is only $.99 so I wouldn't miss out on the sale.
Have a question for the author? Just leave it in the comments and I'm sure she would be happy to answer them :)
Comments
Thanks for the headsup in this book and for .99, you can't beat that:)
But I'm proud that the areas where I really wanted the book to shine are doing so! A non-romance reader romance writer. That's what I am! Repeatedly, I'm getting reviews that say the story line is different, that they cared about the characters... And THAT makes me jazzed. I can spend more money next time on editing, but I can't throw money at characterization and plot line troubles to make them better. :)
Btw, thanks for the blog mention. You rock, my friend!
Thanks for the review!
I like honest folks. I'm sure i'll be back!:)
I would also like to thank all of her visitors and readers. I had a ball yesterday reading the comments and responding when I could. And a big thank you for those who purchased the book. It means the world to me. :)