Free is way too cheap for the book.
As a fellow romance writer, I generally won't write a review on books if I can't give it five stars. In some cases, I give five stars for books that have less-than-stellar editing and sometimes poor proofreading. In this case, I am happy to report that, although the book had perhaps 4 or 5 typos, it was 4 or 5 typos in the WHOLE BOOK, versus 4 or 5 per page. I have, with great sadness, lowered my reading expectations for the genre over the years. There are times I feel that I'm the only one who holds my editors and proofreaders up to greater expectations, and I am happy to report that I feel much less alone on that front after reading this book.
I give stars based on the story, because it's the writer that the rating reflects upon the most, and whom is actually interested in how many stars a book gets. The editor and the proofreader have no investment in most cases, sadly. Therefor, my rating reflects the story crafting instead of the proofing and editing. I wish I could give this one 6 stars--an over-the-top work for the genre star.
I am pleased to state that the story crafting in this case is exceptional. I really enjoyed the uniqueness of the story. I greatly enjoyed the Oracle and the way that the whole phenomenon of an Oracle was handled. Additionally, I liked the Gods and that they were... you know... Godlike. A God who could destroy the whole world? Say it ain't so! Kind of gives new meaning to the word "God" in this classification of books. :p
The heroine was reasonable and her reactions realistic. There were things that I liked about her, and disliked about her... just as there are with real people in real life. That she wasn't dearly beloved by all and that she had some annoying habits (come on, lady, at some point, you HAVE to quit making yourself sick), was something that I actually found refreshing. Too many too-perfect (or too imperfect) heroines in novels. On the other hand, she wasn't a complete "walk outside without a flashlight or Mace after seeing a segment on the News about an escaped felon in the neighborhood murdering women" moron, either--thank god.
Will I buy other books by this writer? One thousand percent, you bet. Already did. Will again. Thanks, Lizzy!
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