bad men. Their grammar was just a little impeccable ...
348589
I really don't understand the high reviews. The formality of the dialogue drove me crazy. Hardly any contractions used made the dialogue seem unrealistic, especially between such rough, bad men. Their grammar was just a little impeccable for drug-dealing low-lifes to be believable. I could have dealt with the dialogue but this story wasn't nearly the dark read the blurb suggested. Mac's character 5% into the book completely changes. It's not simply a matter of no one is who they seem to be. It's more like, the author was trying too hard to throw us off a predicable scenario. I could not finish. I hate leaving anything less than a positive review, but I had to say something.
2121086
Moments of clarity were clouded by annoying punctuation errors.  That said this story left me with what I hope is based on a valid historical saga of man's never ending battle for dominance over others.
4693533
Wish someone had run a grammar checker on it.  To many errors to count I.e. use of here instead of correct usage hear in sentence, etc.  Use of wrong past or present tense mixed into a sentence.  Like trying to understand someone speaking in broken English.

If the grammar was better it would be rated higher.  Still it was a enjoyable read for an evening.  Above average so I gave it 4 stars despite the poor editing.  Several books could come based on this as a starter.  Supporting players need development thou.
1759231
Yes the grammar is rough in places, yes the photos are of a poor quality, but overall it has an air of 'I was there', of eye witnesses giving an account of how they saw it, how they lived the events.
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.
2449206
I really liked this book, but the loads of spelling and grammar problems were a drag, including multiple variations of the dreaded "could of." The FBI stuff really felt "real," and I liked it despite the spelling. I'd like to give it 3 stars, but I liked it too much for that. So ... be aware!
4623692
Bad grammar is often understandable, necessary and even crucial to plot and character development. Lousy punctuation is not. The cruel realities of geopolitical intrigue made a great story; too bad it was overshadowed by lack of some simple proofreading.
2540796
I Gave this 3 stars because of the need for yet another editing session. Sorry Mr. Reed, but the misspellings, grammatical,  and syntax issues are unacceptable. The story, plot, character development were surprisingly good. Some situations defied logic, but overall a good story. Get the mechanics fixed and you will get better reviews. Did Rhonda get her leather coat?
620320
This is a good story, with plenty of twists and turns to make it interesting, but the grammar is bad in many places.  The use of "me and my sister", or "her and her brother"' as examples is disturbing to people who were taught to use proper grammar, and who do a lot of reading.  Other than the mistakes, it was fine.
2370168
This was certainly not the best book I've read in the last year. I found the characters likeable, and the plot was entertaining, however the grammar and spelling errors were distracting. Words with letter reversals and using the wrong form of their, there, they're are mistakes covered in writing 101!  These things would have been caught had a few people simply proofread the book before publishing.
4630281
I liked your writing, but it would have been much better without the curse words. You are smart enough to use intelligent language.
3470407
STORY BRIEF:
Daisy the small town librarian is 34 and has always lived with her mother.  She decides to get a makeover, new hair, new clothes and to start going to night clubs.  Her goal is to get married and have babies.  The police chief Jack goes to clubs to watch for bad guys putting date rape drugs in girls' drinks.  Daisy unknowingly interacts with bad guys.  She ends up being a target.

OPINION:
I loved something at the end that is not done enough by authors.  There were a couple bad guys.  We are in the heads of the bad guys as they plan and try to do bad things.  They don't know the good guys are on to them.  Just before one of them is arrested, he thinks of what he will say if he is questioned.  He believes he will not have a problem, but he has no idea that the good guys have all kinds of evidence against him.  It was well done.

I read the paperback several years ago and gave it 4 stars.  But just now listening to the audiobook I felt it definitely was worth 5 stars.

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR:
Deborah Hazlett is not a good narrator - for me.  Many times I felt she was reading fast.  She was not feeling things.  Dialogue was clipped.  A few times a character muttered or mumbled something.  The narrator read that line in a chirpy voice.  Not good interpretation.  However, I was pleased that her breath noises were edited out.

DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person.  Story length: 337 pages.  Swearing language: strong but not often used.  Sexual language: moderate.  Number of sex scenes: six.  Setting: 1990s Hillsboro, Alabama.  Copyright: 2001.  Genre: contemporary romance with suspense.
2600892
C.T. Wente is obviously a man as the "f" word was used in practically every sentence spoken by men.  The story was toooo wordy; describing every movement of an individual.  It should have been devoted more to the plot and conclusion.  Half way through I went to the last chapter.
2891700
Pretty good story but needs a grammar check.  Semi-believable plot with good characters
917014
Good story, but embellished a bit too much and way too much unecessary foul language.  I served 26 years in the military and with some very highly decorated special forces folks, but none quite as "unpolished" as Kyle when describing their activities.  I much prefer the less self-absorbed descriptions of combatants in action.  He was obviously very good at what he did, and perhaps even a hero, but a little too wrapped up in the image he created of himself.  While he claims to have been unaware of his "count" throughout his deployments, his image of himself makes that very difficult to accept.

Otherwise, good pace and some very good accounts of what urban combat is like.
1148753
The highlight of this book is that the author knows how to use grammar. It's a far cry from Tucker Max, but this guy tries.
240883
There were definitely some grammatical errors, some of which seemed to have been causes by over zealous or hurried editing.

(Spoiler Alert)

Some reviewers complained about the flashbacks and incongruity in the timeline, saying those were cheap tricks.  Not at all--they are reflective of a literary style that requires a little mental athleticism.  Definitely not for everyone, but I loved it.  Damn the ending though--I want closure!