I’m going to add here too, that within a couple pages I was questioning to myself what the big deal was with not remembering anything since the age of four. Had she not been able to remember anything from the age of 10 or even 8, it would have been more believable. There are not many people who could dredge up even one memory from before the age of four due to biology and growth development, but this is again an area that shows the author’s inexperience and lacking of research for the story.
I read a post on the author’s website that she is attempting a 7-week novel (in which you write a 70,000 word novel in 7 weeks.) That’s an ambitious goal and one I would encourage to a seasoned writer, but may I sincerely recommend that Miss Preston take a more timely approach and really edit and screen the content she is putting out into the world and into the minds of some very young and impressionable people? Stories don’t have to be all rosy and cheery, but if you are going to use gritty and in many cases repulsive behaviors in your work they need to have a creative relevance to the other content. I really dislike giving negative reviews, but in this case I had no choice. My hope is that the author is open to receiving some constructive criticism, finds a better editor, and focus energy on refining her talent rather than rushing to put out another piece of work like this book. |
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