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Title: Surprised, not as good as reviews suggest...
Review: This is the first time my own experience with a book contrasted so much with reviews. I found it to be poorly written, with the author *telling* us how the main characters were supposedly feeling instead of showing us with actions and dialogue. (The author actually did a better job bringing her secondary characters to life.) The pace was so slow, and the characterization was so shallow, that I finally gave up about 1/3 of the way through. I just couldn't justify spending any more time with it, even after paying for it. I give it 2 stars for effort, and the better job she did with her secondary characters.
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