bodebeabay's review
2.0
[b:Family Secrets Discovered|29916711|Family Secrets Discovered (The Hauser Family Book 0)|Layla Wilcox|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|50296380] (Tha Hauser Family Book 0) by [a:Layla Wilcox|7740937|Layla Wilcox|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1426701027p2/7740937.jpg] is an Adult Contemporary Romance. It is the first book in a short serial.
There are quite a few editing mistakes, although they are not very noticeable. Just to give you an idea of what they are like here is a sample.
"He was few years ahead of me...." Should read, "He was a few years ahead of me...."
This is one of the editing errors I found. Almost always a small connecting word such as 'a' or 'in'.
It is a VERY short read. I don't have a problem with that. I actually have come to enjoy short serials when they are written and priced appropriately. That is the problem I have with both this book and the one I read from this same author a few days ago. I looked up the price and books in this serial. Here is the information I found;
This book is free on Amazon, just like the other book of hers I read.
Family Secrets Vol 1, about 108 pages, is 3 stories. Story 1 is this story. So you get 2 other stories. Deduct the 38 to 40 pages of story #1, that leaves about 70 pages for #2 & 3. Price at the time of this review, $2.99.
Family Secrets Vol 2, about 100 pages. It is story #4 & 5 plus a bonus novella. All in 100 or less pages. Cost $2.99.
It's not a bad story. The subject and characters have potential. Just not enough to justify the pricing. You don't feel invested in the characters, and when you add in the editing mistakes, it all just leaves you unsatisfied.
I cannot in all honesty recommend this book.
There are quite a few editing mistakes, although they are not very noticeable. Just to give you an idea of what they are like here is a sample.
"He was few years ahead of me...." Should read, "He was a few years ahead of me...."
This is one of the editing errors I found. Almost always a small connecting word such as 'a' or 'in'.
It is a VERY short read. I don't have a problem with that. I actually have come to enjoy short serials when they are written and priced appropriately. That is the problem I have with both this book and the one I read from this same author a few days ago. I looked up the price and books in this serial. Here is the information I found;
This book is free on Amazon, just like the other book of hers I read.
Family Secrets Vol 1, about 108 pages, is 3 stories. Story 1 is this story. So you get 2 other stories. Deduct the 38 to 40 pages of story #1, that leaves about 70 pages for #2 & 3. Price at the time of this review, $2.99.
Family Secrets Vol 2, about 100 pages. It is story #4 & 5 plus a bonus novella. All in 100 or less pages. Cost $2.99.
It's not a bad story. The subject and characters have potential. Just not enough to justify the pricing. You don't feel invested in the characters, and when you add in the editing mistakes, it all just leaves you unsatisfied.
I cannot in all honesty recommend this book.
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