Lots of errors in the manuscript and the story wasn't super well developed - Also NOT clean
928254
I was surprised by this one.  It was supposed to be a clean romance, but the end definitely wasn't my version of clean.  Made it all the way to the second to last chapter and didn't finish because of that.  I also found the writing style wasn't up to my tastes--lots of errors in the manuscript and the story wasn't super well developed.
3930480
I thought the story was contrived, the characters were not well-developed, and the writing was not great.  That said, I did finish the book.
4654645
This story was quite interesting, but the book was not edited very well.  There were lots of errors that should have been corrected before publishing.
4076515
I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be able to get past the first chapter. One of the other reviewers mentioned that copy editing was not enough--I only wish that the manuscript HAD been copy edited! The (lack of) grammatical structure, punctuation errors, incomplete sentences, missing words, and more made this a veritable chore to read. So far in the story, there's been a lot of telling and not much showing, a stiff style, but it is very hard for me to get into the story when there is so much mechanical clutter throwing me out of it.
926937
Too many errors , felt like I had to piece story together on too many occasions.
3074019
I am giving this 2 stars because I thought the idea was a good one, and it had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it was ruined by the obvious lack of proofreading and continuity errors all over the place. A few typos I can handle, but when words are downright missing from sentences and I have to guess at what was meant, it takes me out of the story. Aside from the typos, it just wasn't well-written at all. There are many cases in which one thing is stated, and then shortly after completely contradicted. One example: In a competition, the announcer states the rules, one of which is if a participant gets the answer to a question wrong, they are eliminated and will have to leave the stage. Soon after, the main character's sister gets one wrong, and instead of leaving the stage sits back down (???) to hear the main character say, "You'll get the next one!" (?????)

Honestly this book felt like a very rough draft.
2485918
Despite the promise of a rollicking good gossipy story about this controversial (albeit long-dead!), pampered woman and the King, this Kindle for PC edition was poorly written and edited. This really shot down my enjoyment of the text.
Most annoying are the lonnnggg sentences with several ideas that force the reader to re-read the start to grasp meaning. Sometimes sentences went on for an entire paragraph !
Furthermore, there are typos and historical inaccuracies - reference to the King visiting graves of Australian and NZ soldiers Anzac graves. These soldiers fell in 1915,not in 1911. WW1 didn't start until 1914!
Author also doesn't always identify characters clearly by name, leaving reader unsure about who is being referenced. Again, this means re-reading the those long, long sentences all over again to grasp meaning.
Finally, why is this Kindle edition so expensive? This is all the more annoying given the poor quality of writing.
I guess the author is a journalist , maybe was under pressure to get this published quickly? I don't know, but the text was disappointing and unexpected especially when the free sample did not give any indication of this.
I certainly intend to be much more careful the next time I order.
1462997
I liked this story a lot, but in order to read it I had to get through numerous (at least 60) errors - missing words, words used improperly, grammatical errors - everything that has been said before in the reviews above.  However, as I made all those notations in my kindle, I would be willing to edit this book for free or for some small sum. It seems as though a lot of these books that I've gotten free need proper editing.  I'm not a professional, but I could help make it much easier to read and the reader wouldn't be jarred out of the story so often by trying to figure out what the author really meant.  If only someone would take me up on this! :D
4915035
I liked the story, but the historical references are not too rich, and the translation has many errors.
3996238
There were two items completely written either backwards or jumbled. The lack of proofreading made it tough to read. The topic has potential.
2591831
Very poorly edited and proofing.  Grammar errors and mistakes in characters' names were prevalent. For example the couples' names were mixed up several times in the text.
704699
Just okay. Manuscript should have been tightened. Pleasant story (poorly edited).
764850
I had high hopes for this book but it didn't make it. It wasn't believable and was confusing with too many characters and a plot that didn't hold together.  Also, the author needs a proofreader.  There were just too many mistakes in the final manuscript!
4721756
I must admit to not knowing the exact path a novel takes from the author's desk to the Kindle sales area.  I would assume that the author has both editors and proofreaders at hand to assist in the process.  However, if such were paid by the author, I'm afraid it was a waste of money.

I was entertained by the story of Kane and Shawn but the overwhelming number of misused words, lack of punctuation, using possessive forms of words as plurals, misusing words, e.g., to/too, by inappropriately interchanging them in the story, made for very difficult reading when these blatant errors simply jumped off the pages at the reader.  I am hoping that my copy was one that was released accidentally and that others did not experience the same distractions as I did.  I also hope this is the result of editing and proofreading rather than coming from the author's computer in that form.

I would probably have been one to buy Griff's story had this not been so distracting.  Sorry, can't take that chance.
4682309
I enjoyed the premise of this book, which is why I read it to the end and gave it 3 stars instead of 2. That being said, nearly ever page had run-on sentences broken by commas instead of proper punctuation and sometimes the dialogue was unrealistic.  There were also lots of awkward sentences and clunky words along with a few typos and grammatical errors that a good editor would have caught. Finally, the pacing could use some work. Though the story has real promise, the writing is a bit naive. It reads more like a draft than a finished book.
583640
The storyline was good enough, though I felt like it wandered from subject to subject a bit too much.  It also spelled out a lot of details that didn't matter and only served to slow things down.

But then there were the grammar errors.  Oh, the errors.  The author needs to learn the proper usage of "its" vs. "it's" and pay more attention to punctuation and things of that nature.  Seeing basic writing errors in a published story really pulls you out of the moment and ruins the experience.  I've noticed this in every book of the series, and I don't understand how the books managed to get published with so many errors in place.
3657682
Not very well written and proofed. Content was OK, but there were several misspelled words and grammatical errors.