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Title: Incompetent
Review: The reviewers who say this book is more romance novel than "chick lit" are correct. However, though I'm not in the habit of reading romance novels, I wouldn't have minded that aspect of this book if it had been well-written in any way. Obviously, it isn't. It's dull and shockingly unfocused. The contrived dialogue strains to hit all the necessary plot points and sounds totally unnatural. And why so many characters? Does the author really expect us to care about them all? I couldn't even bring myself to care about the main character--I hated her almost immediately.I was initially excited to read this book because it takes place in Australia--a welcome change of pace from the New York setting of most chick lit. Too bad the book was so terrible. It needed a serious editor to cut down the length and smooth out the writing. Too bad Red Dress Ink doesn't seem to employ any competent editors--and incompetent writer plus incompetent editor equals completely lousy book.
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