suspension of belief
over the last couple days i have been reading books. real, printed on paper, books. largely due to not having internet connectivity whilst working.
the author i read is lisa jackson. i had picked up two paperbacks that seemed interesting. she wrote them in succession, hot blooded and cold blooded. she writes what is described as suspense romance. think harlequin romance meets serial killers inc.
i would describe it more as schlock.
having been a copy editor in a former life, i was irked at how inconsistent and improbable some of the situations presented in these two particular books were. by the time i finished the second book i wanted to throw it across the room it had descended so deeply into fantasyland.
copy editing sucked. fyi, site does not mean to see.
heroine meets man and is instantaneously attracted to the dude to the point of they will kiss upon the second meeting. no ifs, ands, or buts regardless of the relationship of the two, cop w/suspect, stalked w/potential stalker. while i know it is possible to meet someone and be very attracted to them that first time, i am rather certain that having sex with someone on the third encounter is not the basis for a long lasting relationship, let alone marriage within a month.
plot holes were huge.
uberserial killer manages to kill and lock someone in trunk of car in addition to corraling and transporting three people in chains, naked into a torture room fifteen miles away from point of capture. coincidence that cop from los angeles who has been living new orleans a couple years discovers his brother is also there, the brother who knocked up his ex-wife and is now a priest to repent for his transgression.
sixteen year old unknowingly gets knocked up by her adopted half brother while also banging her brother who goes on a murderous rampage when the third cousin once removed, who happens to be a cop, starts asking questions nine years after her suicide.
when a person has a vision and has been consistently reporting said visions due to their disturbing nature to the cop who has stolen her heart while taking down the first report, all of a sudden doesn't when she has just witnessed the uberserial killer hunt and capture a victim when cop calls to check on her.
when character works a specific schedule and adamantly rejects any changes to it in one book all of a sudden is working on a night when she said she wouldn't be in the next. i suspect the author didn't expect someone to read both books in succession.
this author is prolific. she has a huge following according to the guy i talked to at the bookstore when i was looking for something interesting to read. unfortunately i don't think i can bring myself to read any more of her books to see if the editing or plotting has improved.
the author i read is lisa jackson. i had picked up two paperbacks that seemed interesting. she wrote them in succession, hot blooded and cold blooded. she writes what is described as suspense romance. think harlequin romance meets serial killers inc.
i would describe it more as schlock.
having been a copy editor in a former life, i was irked at how inconsistent and improbable some of the situations presented in these two particular books were. by the time i finished the second book i wanted to throw it across the room it had descended so deeply into fantasyland.
copy editing sucked. fyi, site does not mean to see.
heroine meets man and is instantaneously attracted to the dude to the point of they will kiss upon the second meeting. no ifs, ands, or buts regardless of the relationship of the two, cop w/suspect, stalked w/potential stalker. while i know it is possible to meet someone and be very attracted to them that first time, i am rather certain that having sex with someone on the third encounter is not the basis for a long lasting relationship, let alone marriage within a month.
plot holes were huge.
uberserial killer manages to kill and lock someone in trunk of car in addition to corraling and transporting three people in chains, naked into a torture room fifteen miles away from point of capture. coincidence that cop from los angeles who has been living new orleans a couple years discovers his brother is also there, the brother who knocked up his ex-wife and is now a priest to repent for his transgression.
sixteen year old unknowingly gets knocked up by her adopted half brother while also banging her brother who goes on a murderous rampage when the third cousin once removed, who happens to be a cop, starts asking questions nine years after her suicide.
when a person has a vision and has been consistently reporting said visions due to their disturbing nature to the cop who has stolen her heart while taking down the first report, all of a sudden doesn't when she has just witnessed the uberserial killer hunt and capture a victim when cop calls to check on her.
when character works a specific schedule and adamantly rejects any changes to it in one book all of a sudden is working on a night when she said she wouldn't be in the next. i suspect the author didn't expect someone to read both books in succession.
this author is prolific. she has a huge following according to the guy i talked to at the bookstore when i was looking for something interesting to read. unfortunately i don't think i can bring myself to read any more of her books to see if the editing or plotting has improved.