Needed a better editor
358437
As a disclaimer, I have an almost-3 month old child and am in dire need of absorbing books that aren't so thrilling I can't put them down. That said, this was the perfect book for me: long, suspenseful enough to be absorbing, but not so well done that I couldn't walk away from it when necessary.

I almost gave up on it in the first half, because the beginning reads like a dry nautical history. But then things started getting interesting, and I stuck with it. I'm glad I did, as I enjoyed the book overall, but with some caveats [CAUTION: some spoilers]:

The book was way too long. I think much of their wandering in the (arctic) desert could've been edited down, as by the end I started to feel like one of the explorers: lost in a wasteland of prose, wondering if I'd ever see the end, or survive to tell the tale.

The whole "thing from the ice" storyline was slightly too fantastical to believe. It seemed to be a convenient addition to spice up the story when it got too bogged down in scurvy and starvation.

Ultimately the ending was completely incongruous with the 700-odd pages preceding it. It was almost like the author was throwing us a bone for having made us slog through the horrendous litany of events before it.

All that said, this book did a great job of keeping my attention and entertained me a great deal, though it is rather graphic and not for the faint-hearted.
1768520
This book could've benefited from better editing. Some parts were exceptionally gruesome, needlessly so. Reminds me of a movie that editorial liposuction could have made more enjoyable, and more memorable.
4675239
The story was pretty good, but needs editing -- too many quotation marks were totally off -- kept throwing me off the storyline.  A few other typos, but not bad.  Submitted to Amazon, but never know if they actually correct.  Definitely left on a gentle cliffhanger.  I'd read another one if they were re-edited.
1734044
could use a bit more editing / proof reading. pagination and punctuation was hit and miss at times and a distraction.
985719
Mancour put together a good story line with this book. However, there were a considerable amount of editing errors. These errors were a distraction to the picture was attempting to paint. I will move on in the series for the story line, alone.
1771751
Please be better about editing.  There are too many missing words and grammar mistakes.
1256178
thoroughly enjoyed the storyline. author needs a new editor. grammar, subject/verb agreement, spelling all left a lot to be desired. detracted from the overall enjoyment of the read.
3281276
The editor did not do a very good job. There were a lot of errors and overused words that an editor should have caught. Good story and it held my attention.
4647301
If this author had had an editor it would have been helpful. I think it's a cute, sweet, fantasy, but needs some serious editing. For instance, every time the author meant to say "than" as in "better than", he said "then." This wasn't the only consistent error, but it kind of spoiled the reading for me. I think it's a fun read, but not a page turner.
557603
I enjoyed the story, but found the lack of editing often irritating. Poor punctuation, incomplete words, and improper usage of character names are frequent. I will continue with the next book in the series with hopes to see editorial improvement.
1087549
This author needs to get an editor who edits.  I can't count the number of tangents this author went off on and if I wasn't a speed reader and able to skip them I would have given up on the book :(
4522119
Very poorly written. Interesting but needed much better editing. Too much repetition as well. Al in all, I was glad to finish this book.
4320581
There were a lot of spelling mistakes.  I was able to pass them but a better editing job would have been good.
247006
I was excited to see this book as I love mysteries and loved my trip to Greece. The writing is adequate, about what one would expect from a first novel.  The basic story is interesting but the author's errors distracted from it. The book is *riddled* with typographical errors; she really needs a better editor. Additionally, she moves the location of sites needlessly; the Parthenon is not by the Athens airport and Oia and Ammodyi are 2 separate towns that she co-mingles. A sentence would fix these errors; as it was, it gave me the impression she had never been to these places and was operating from a travel book.

Overall, the book left me quite disappointed.
3663911
This was a decent attempt by this author, however this book needed to be edited. I have never read a book with so many missed used words and reused phrases. It took away from a decent story.
3649172
I got about nineteen percent through this book before I had to quit. The idea seemed fine, but obvoius grammatical errors kept pulling me out of the story. So if you don't mind people being "drug down into sleep" or hearing about how someone is "fairing" or don't mind "than" taking the place of "then", go ahead and give this book a try. A decent editor would have been a boon to this project.
3173566
The plot and subplot were interesting, but the writing was distracting. It switched the "speaker" with no notice, requiring re-reading paragraphs.  It switched who was "I", obscuring the point of the story.  Words were omitted, and inconsistent tense caused more confusion.  It really needs to be edited, as it could be a great read with more clarity.