How many psychos does it take to make a bad book?
340773
I feel like an idiot for finishing this book.  How bad does a book have to be before I quit it?  Pretty bad it seems.  I'll get to the bad story in a sec, but first off, this book was written as if it was for the mid-teen reader - but for adults.  It was simple-minded and immature, but the subject matter was gruesome.  The main character goes through a rather silly sounding inner battle with her temper, but gets it totally under control the minute she gets a crush on a guy.  A significant side character is written like a cartoon.  She's written as an unprofessional and hotheaded hispanic woman that always, ALWAYS calls the heroine "Gringa."  Once or twice is okay, but by the end of the book it is stupid and racist.

And the story: there are so many psychos with a connection to the heroine -- it's beyond my almost unlimited ability to suspend disbelief.

I realize I'm in the minority as far as the other reviewers, but I do not recommend this book.
698260
I did NOT get this book. I waited, and waited and waited and waited and wanted to read this book so bad it was two on a list of 15 books, immanent, and it just never arrived. I wanted to strangle the staff at amazon, the book dealer, the shipper and if there was a mistake, to crucify the person or maybe electroshock, and destroy my computer. Don't those people recognize good books?
4345070
What kind of despicable hatred does this author take pleasure in? Was he wearing his white sheet and hood while writing this piece of trash? This opinionated derelict could only have written this if he paid to have it printed. Such lunatic fringe garbage! At least he doesn't have the brain power needed to sustain the writing of an entire book. What a sad shame any publisher of any kind would put this stupidity into print! Truly truly, sad!
3587314
If you think you can write a better book on the subject, go for it. We'll see how many you sell. For now, no one especially cares about your negative reviews... which help us how? which get us what?
4463511
I read a lot of fantasy genre. I also have an aversion to writing a review that is highly critical of someone's effort to create a good read ( it takes some effort to even try it ). Sometimes you get what you pay for - in this case zero. To the author, take the constructive criticism and try again ( where was your editor when you needed one? ) As regards the meanspirited criticism - be independent minded. For the rest of us - there are a lot of much better reads available.
957763
Another one of those anthologies of written-just-for-this-book stories taking off from the individual-author's perception of the work of the great horror writer HPL. There are 21 stories. I have been reading HPL tales for some 60 years and have my own opinions on the tales in this volume:
IMHO, there are 7 A-rated and 5 Bs, which is 4/7ths good-readings; There are also 3 Cs and 3 Ds, with 3 Fs, as in Failure. Reasonable readers may differ.
678956
Bad. Very, very bad! Worse, even. This could be a very good bird-cage  lining material. The writers' ridiculous obsession with opals, which has  stretched for several books now, is making me think they're in serious need  for help. Letting them write more books like this one is NOT the answer!  (and now they've added a fascination with salt and crystals, too!)
 I  won't even go into the content of this poor excuse for a book. Enough is to  say that it has nothing to do with the Krynn we know and love.
 Buy it  if you must, but be warned! This is a series-killer
3903386
Have you ever read a. Bad book by NicholasSpark?
1456807
I totally disagree with our friend from Spokane, Washington. If the book is so bad why is St. Martin's going to a second print? The first print was 80,000 copies which are nearly sold out.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
1764801
I seriously have to wonder about the people who wrote that they 'loved' this book.  I'm beginning to think we did not read the same book or they have the IQ of a gnat.  I've truly read some bad P&P variations over the years, and I think this book and the "author's" other variation top the list of all-time WORST variations of P&P ever.

I think I'm going to limit my purchases to variations by a select list of TALENTED authors.
3811151
Publishing one bad game development book wasn't enough for this author, he had to try to do worse...and finally succeded! Here's the typical example of a "game development" rip-off book. Some amateurish programmer with no deep and solid game programming knowledge and absolutely no clue about how to effectively teach the little he knows has been playing around trying to implement his little game. Realizing his work is no good he stumbles upon the idea that he could scrap up a few bucks writing a book on what he is unable to do. Unscrupulous publishers aren't hard to find it seems: the leading champion being Premier Press, who has been a road opener to publishing trash game development books (and a few good ones, probably by accident). Now Wordware seems to have happily joined in the business...inside this book you will find countless pages in which the  author passionately reminisces about his teenager gaming habits, some general considerations about gaming and programming, and quite a few irritating jokes. And yes there is some working code coming with the book, but lost in his blabbering the author gives to it just a passing look and very shallow coverage. I understand that plastering a book with source code might not be the best tactic to teach programming, but exlaining only 5% of the code you present is even worse ...but certainly quicker and easier. That this peace of junk made it to the press is unbeliavable, and that its price was $40 is outrageous. My advice: stay clear from this title and from the upcoming (inevitable I guess) books from the same author.
888697
I know  in books  there  is  a certain  degree  of exaggeration,  but  the  number of insane  andobsessive  psychos represented in one series  is a bit  off the charts.
Admittedly,  it makes for  sizzling dramatic  reading,  so although  it  may represent  some parts of America  as over-run by psychopathic  murderers,  at least we have a decent  story.
2001315
I seriously think this author needs a psychiatrist. Her works are CORRUPT to now days already problematic enough adolescents. I cannot believe how she become a best seller. The gang sex, crazy party, drinking, the stronger humiliating the weaker, and most of all, the main Character Michael got away with murdering his brother Trevor (even if Trevor was a devil, Michael wasn't an angel either). Why is Rika, the female character attracted to Michael? Just because he was hot, rich by his career basketball, and different from most of the norm? Difference may not mean deficit. But Michael and his friends' differences are definitely sickly deficit. I cannot imagine if all the young kids go like this, how the world would be like?? Freedom of speech??? Please ban thus kind of publication. The young kids are CORRUPTED enough by the problems they are facing. They really don't need more corruption from a so called best seller.
727864
I'm not finished yet, but I have to say, so far M.B. Homler and Aimee Bender are 2 of the WORST writers I have ever read - and I've read a LOT. Seriously, how the hell did they even get a publisher?? They both write like they are junior high students with very low GPAs.

Anyhoo, overall, so far, the book is entertaining and I like the variety of the stories. Hopefully I don't encounter anymore as horrible as Homler & Bender. Thank god they were short stories.
2417450
I don't think writing 10,000 words a day is actually legitimate, but the premise of the book totally is.  If you follow these processes I believe you can accomplish banging out an entire novel in a week.  It's just insane to think about doing that though, lol!
3112039
That I am reminded of books from creative writing classes that are just churned out to make money. Written 5 books per afternoon, with 200 repetitions to fill pages, and to promote the NEXT BOOK in the series, WHERE YOU WILL FIND ALL THE ANSWERS. The cover alone is SCREAMING at me, that I don't want to buy it.
Before I tell you what you need to know, let me shortly describe, ...
Maybe I can find the book in a library.
3349722
Oh yeah! Two words should be enough but the review requires 18. Eight more words needed. I like the authors approach. Do the right work the right effort. Ok made it past the 18. I am going to read again immediately,