Do not like the removal of spelling/grammar short cuts
597103
Do not like the removal of spelling/grammar short cuts. Have to go to the tool bar to edit, very time consuming.
4433443
While I am grateful for his service and willingness to share his story, I really wish he'd employed the services of a good editor.  It is almost impossible to concentrate on his anecdotes when every paragraph contains either spelling or punctuation errors and many contain both. For example, dire is not spelled with a y.  Throughout the book he uses the expression come on but spells it common.  And, for heaven's sake, one does not need to add an apostrophe and an s to make something plural.  The s alone will do.  Boy's does not mean there is more than one boy, it means that something belongs to the boy.  These are just a sample and the book is rife with them.

It is not my intent to nitpick, but there are just too many errors on each page to let this go without comment.  I was fortunate and read it as part of my Kindle Unlimited package. I feel bad for anyone who pays (note that I did not need to add an apostrophe here either) for this book and then finds the quality of the product is so poor.  There is a decent story here but it is hopelessly hidden under a hodgepodge of tortured grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
3354693
It's easy to criticize someone else's work from behind a computer (or kindle), I know. Chris' stories have been entertaining and different, but the awful editing really drags the entire effort down. Would recommend the author send the work out to have it reviewed by family, friends, even reviewers that have a problem with  the horrible grammar and misuse of words.
535556
I'm not sure if English is Dallas and Melissa Hartwig's first language or not, but the editors should have caught the glaring mistakes before this book went to print!  The introduction, written by Luc Readinger is lovely, and made me want to read more, but shortly after reading the intro I was overwhelmed by grammatical mistakes.  One small but extremely annoying example that is repeated frequently ":.. foods make you more healthy". I'm sorry, but foods make you healthier, not "more healthy" ( healthy, healthier,  healthiest).  If they can't get the grammar right why should I believe that the science is correct?
The really annoying thing is that the science might indeed be correct!  I understand that the language has been simplified so that the average joe can understand what is being said, but that can be done with the proper use of grammar.  Educated people do know the difference!
3239385
Poor editing.  I find it so distracting when a book is not edited thoroughly.  Examples: 1)  an old journal is discovered wrapped in "calico", in the next chapter it is described as being wrapped in "gingham".  Calico is a floral fabric, gingham is a check. 2)  Character named Gordon appears wearing a blue turtleneck sweater.  On the next page, same scene, the female protagonist admires the skin showing through the "V" of his neckline.  What?  Sorry.  I don't have the fortitude to slog through that kind of sloppiness.
401579
This has a nice story line however, the editing is terrible. There are many grammatical errors. (Amish wording excluded.) Not just your common 'spell check' errors but major wording errors. They started to be a distraction to the story. It is a great concern to see published work that is so poorly edited.
952107
I have been a medical transcriptionist for about 35 years, I pride myself in accuracy, both in grammar and typing.  I liked the story line of this book, but I was constantly (in my mind) editing.  The further into the story, the more the typos.  This was a real irritation for me since I spent a good deal of time "working" - kind of took away from relaxing and enjoying a story.  Doesn't anyone edit the Kindle books?
3227751
The number of typos for a book at $22.95 ($29.95 on the cover) is just a shame and makes the reading frustrating (or maybe it's just me). Some examples, I'm pretty sure I missed some:
p. 194: "[...] one more grazed by thigh."
p. 196: "they drew back a fifty feet in all directions."
p. 207: "[Lord] Zon has more time that we do."

Some stylistic incongruities too (conjunction "but" not used properly, where an "and" would have been better suited, etc...)
1373945
Note to author -those ones or these ones -UGH. Grammatically incorrect. It totally stops the flow and makes me cringe! The story is worth a 5 but the grammar issues - really ruins it for me.
4186914
I like the fast-moving plot and the characters. I dislike seeing numerous errors in verb tenses and spelling that should have been corrected before publication. This is the same problem I found with the first book and since the trend has continued, I will not be reading the rest of the series. Disappointing.
4015120
Terrible copy editing seriously mars the book, annoying me to the point that I almost abandoned the book. Punctuation should assist the reader, not distract her. The copy editor should revisit the conventions of comma usage, as well as use of hyphens and dashes. I suggest beginning with the conventional punctuation of appositives.
4645477
Had potential but if this was the professionally edited edition I would hate to have read the original.
Extreme overuse of the f word.
Extreme overuse of commas. Very distracting!
Storyline was good.
3247195
I like the story line, I like the voice, I like the characters and the way they're filled out. But grammatical mistakes really get in the way of the enjoyment.

There are numerous problems with subject/verb agreement. Quotations marks are left out, or out in the wrong place, or put in where none are needed. There are run-on sentences. There are partial sentences. There are commas where semi-colons are needed and vice versa. Not once or twice, but at least one of these problems on each and every page. Most word processing programs have a grammar check function, which would fix most of the problems, or at least point them out so that the author/editor could fix them. Please, please, please, someone re-edit this book so that it's readable!
2185339
This review is for the Kindle edition.  I am about 1/4 of the way through the book and while I was enjoying the content, I am now finding so many grammatical errors that it has become very distracting.  Just about every book has some little errors in it but this book doesn't even seem like it was proofread and to me it is just unacceptable.  For example, there are many, many times where the first word in a sentence is not capitalized.  There are also many cases where proper names are not capitalized.  At one point, we have part of a paragraph (it is literally cut off in the middle of a sentence) that is out of place (stuck in the middle of another section) and when I kept reading, I found the end of the paragraph somewhere else. Like I said I am only 1/4 of the way through the book so who knows how much more of this there is; but I can already say that it is the worst case of bad editing I have ever seen.  I wouldn't have turned a report in with this many errors in high school.
1690656
The book itself wasn't bad. However the constant misuse in grammar was almost enough to make me stop reading. Such as using want when there clearly should have been where used. Very frustrating.
3246993
Not going to lie the book is alright but the grammar is terrible before you type up a book do some spell check...some examples it's here not hear, waste not waist..that's just some basic words and it's a year and a half later not a year later and a half later...glad the book was free if not I'll be mad...if you can't spell of can't afford an editor don't write books please making yourself look like a fool..just being honest!!!
291027
This is an annoying book to read because of the grammar, spelling and variable tense changes.  My particular pet peeves were "making due" and "you're horse" (supposed to be possessive).  It was obviously just derived from a game scenario with no regard to syntax or character development.  I got the first one free, and decided to buy the second, but will not be buying any more from this author.  Please, hire an editor!  If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well!