I was very disappointed in this book
356885
I was very disappointed in this book.  I feel like it could have been a really good story, but the author writes like a beginner.  I have never read anything by her before, and I probably will not read anything else by her.
572623
I was rather disappointed in this book. I love novels with this type of character and romantic development but the author really didn't plan ahead at all. The book had so little character development and the plot was jumbled and confusing. The mystical books map were written as showing up in liam and nicolas rooms and then suddenly they are following the map outside and i am confused. There were parts I had to wonder if the author was just in a rush because it would skip over explanations or have no build up. The final scene between Halloween and Mara was very lackluster... there was more excitement in the cupcake making honestly. I don't think I'll be continuing with this series and hopefully can find one a little less mixed up.
2636103
I was very disappointed in this book.  Not only did the stories seem to go on forever, with the plot seeming to go nowhere, but the stories we're a bit to old for my three year old.  There is one story in particular where Diesel 10 is a mean engine who tries to 'get rid' of the steamies... my son now goes around saying, "I'll get you, you puffball".  Not appropiate, too much violence!!
2860181
I was very disappointed in this book.  I love Mitch Albom.  I read his columns in the Detroit Free Press every
time and have loved his other books.  However, I could not wait to finish this one.
3492559
I was very disappointed in this book. Thought it would have more humor. Read on my Kindle and many lists,etc were too tiny to see
4856571
I was very disappointed in this book. I previously read two of Ms Moriarty's books and found them to be an easy, fun read. So I expected I would really enjoy this book as well, especially since it got 4 1/2 stars.  This book, however, did not grab me at all. She threw in the story of the sister, mother and friend as side stories and quite frankly, I could t care less about them.

Now that I have read three of her books, she seems to always use the same style (going back and forth between people's story) and they are always very predictable.  When an author writes exactly the same way in every book, with a predictable happy outcome, I no longer find it enjoyable to read their work. I think it's time for me to find a new author.
1339192
I was very disappointed in this book. A story about a flawed human being's sexual promiscuity  and the way he left all his victims with AIDS or at the very least HIV had no redeeming qualities that I could see.
3310972
I was very disappointed in this book.  The suggestions were out of date, not specific and the books not worth the paper it's printed on.  The author should consider a new edition with real advice.
3471681
I was very disappointed in this book.  I have enjoyed this series in the past and was looking forward to this new edition, but the behavior and conversation of the main love interest was very out of character...immature.  In fact, the whole love triangle was ridiculous and not believable. I was also disappointed in the apparently intelligent librarian who believes the villain's story, all the evidence to the contrary.  I kept with the story hoping that Jenn would somehow make it worth my while; but alas, this was a disappointment.
2388047
I was very disappointed in this book.  It just happens that I know, and care, a lot about New Bern and its history, and the author of this book unfortunately did not perform an adequate amount of good research.
For instance, he states that there is a ship named for John Stanly, Jr.  That is not true at all, and many laypeople could have told him that (and he could have found out very easily by simply looking it up).  Also, he does not remain neutral in many of his discussions (especially about the Stanly family), and the chronology of the book is nearly impossible to follow.
Overall, I do not recommend this book.  If you are interested in the history of the city of New Bern, you might visit the Tryon Palace library and conduct your own research.
2527467
I was very disappointed in this book.  I felt I had to finish it because SOMETHING had to happen to make it worth reading.  It never did.  After a while I didn't even care what happened to the characters.  Hope the next one is better.
2854551
This is not based on history, I read it because I thought it was. It lacked depth to the characters. I was very disappointed in this book.
3078147
I was very disappointed in this book. When I bought it I did not realize it wasn't written by Joanna Cole, the original author. This book is basically the script of an episode from the show and it says this inside the front cover. Unlike Joanna Cole's books, there are no educational tidbits in the margins of every page (as another reviewer noted). Half the story is of two classmates trying to find a lost book bag and when they finally do get to the volcano, the educational information is sparse and extremely basic (I.e., melted rock is called magma). I was also surprised to see the students bickering beginning on the first page. I'll be donating this one.
2144135
I think Ms. Auel has run out of steam on this last of her Earth's Children series.  I was very disappointed in this book.
1145220
So very disappointed in this book!  I've read several of Quindlen's other books that were quite enjoyable, so I couldn't wait for this new one to come out.  I found this story to be flat, slow, and very boring.  Each page was a struggle to get through.  In addition to this, everything was crammed into the last chapter with events happening in just single sentences,  rather than exploring the outcomes.  Are we really sure that Anna Quindlen actually wrote this?????
4144843
I never write reviews online but I was so disappointed in this book that I had to write a review. If this was the first book from this author that I have read, I would have been turned off entirely from all her books. This book was terrible right from onset. The storyline was wrong. I was reading it and thinking to myself "could you not have used this alternative story line?". Adding the malory name to it is a big shame to the malory novels that had been written in the past. There were so many things wrong with this book; the male lead is not your typical hero, he is weak, opposite of strong, a full time wimp. just pining over some other man's wife and of course none other man than "the James Malory". Are you for real? There was never a time in the book that the author allowed the male lead to have a breakthrough. This was so unreal and disappointing. I wish it wasn't attached to the Malory name, and I wish it was written differently.

Since this is a new release, I am gonna think twice before looking into any new release from Johanna Lindsey. Just plain disappointed!!!
1536329
I was extremely disappointed in this book!  The characters were boring.  The crude language on most every page the teenagers spoke were offensive.
Our entire book club was in agreement that this book was a "1" , even though we had given her first book, Harry Potter, all "5".  So sorry, KTMAC