Worst book I have read in years
595663
This is honestly one of the worst books I have read in years.  The main character was plot implausible and dragged, and the main character was annoying.  I bought the book for my Kindle, and deleted it from my archives, which is a first.  I did not laugh once.
4777762
I picked this book up because I'd read four or five glowing reviews, one of which saying it was the `best book you'll read this year.'

It was, in fact, the WORST book I've read in a long, long while.

The reviews always seemed to use the word "hilarious," which just stumped me.  What part was hilarious?  The poor woman who murders animals because she thinks her husband probably wants her to?  The retarded child they keep chained in their backyard?  The Iraq vet who's angry and confused?

Yeah, it was a hilarious read (please note, SARCASM).

It came off like that English teacher everyone had that always talked about writing, but cannot do it himself (or self-published and ended up with 400 copies of his poetry chapbook in his trunk).

Filled with unlikable characters, boring plots, and muddled storytelling, I hated it.  This was the first book in a long time that I read in one day; not because I couldn't put it down, but because I wanted to just get through it and put it behind me.
1625940
Worst book Ive ever read in my life. The level of writing is elementary, book has zero character development and the dialogue is just so stupid. I think most young adult books are written better than this. Plot seriously makes no sense. Why the hell would a baker do all the investigating in a crime? The most annoying thing about this book is that the characters use the name of the person they're speaking to in almost every sentence!!!! Who talks like that?!?! I hate this book so much I will mail it to whoever wants it for free. Just pay me shipping. But trust me on this. You don't want to waste your time.
4658018
Worst book I have ever read. I actually can't believe how I sat through all of it. They should pay me to have read it. I regret losing the hours of my life it took to read this awful awful ridiculous excuse for a book. And I am a huge science fiction, magic realism fan. This book is a disgrace.
4200499
This book is the first book I have decided to review.  I read a ton of books.  This book was horrible.  I read the whole thing thinking it had to get better, but it never did.  The characters are highly improbable.  It is very repetitive and much too long.  Do not waste your time with this book.  Life is too short.  I wonder why an asian female author chose to write about 2 black and 2 white male college roommates?
1891876
Let me preface this review by saying I am an avid reader, a huge fan of action/mystery/suspense books, and generally give things/people the benefit of the doubt. All that being said, this book was AWFUL, worst book I have read in years, and I am actually annoyed at the hours I lost reading it. I was shocked at all the positive reviews on here because the entire time I was reading, I would actually debate whether I should keep reading or cut my losses. I should have chosen the latter.

The first chapter was interesting and mysterious and set the scene for what I thought was going to be a story with a strong female character who teamed with a strong male character. By the end of chapter 2/3, my initial impression was turned on its head. Kate became an awestruck bystander to the big strong Steve (sorry, I can't even remember his name now; I've been actively trying to forget this read). He had ALL of the answers to the most out there puzzles...unrealistically so and much like Horatio on CSI Miami and Dinofrio on Law and Order CI, which is why I don't watch either show. Meanwhile, Kate would be there by his side so he could save her life when they came under gunfire. And they had this constant relationship tension that was so awful it was the first time I remember rooting AGAINST the two main characters getting together.

And did I mention that "Steve" had such a disdain for authority and protocol that his level of rebellion actually became quite annoying. We "got it" right away and didn't need a constant reminder.

Weak female character aside, the story itself went on and on and on, one death-defying scenarion after another, to the point where it became completey uninteresting. I think I skimmed the last 20 pages and didn't even care how it ended. And now reading tis review, I realize I should have stopped reading early on. I know how negative this all sounds. I'm just trying to save someone else from making the same mistake. Normally, I would even feel kind of bad for criticizing someone's work so severely, but in this case, it's well deserved.
1332196
Four hours of my life I will not get back!
This book is one of the worst books I have read in years. It was boring, dedudant, and cheaply written.
I do not understand where all of these great reviews are coming from? Perhaps the publishing house???
4194584
Worst book I have read in the last,  30+ years. I expect so much more from Baldacci. Never write another tear jerker  again.  Predictable, snippy, and debatable issues.
1001328
This was the first Fern Michaels book I have read and will definitely be the last.

The list of flaws is rather long but let's start with the cover: whoever designed it and wrote the brief description on the back clearly didn't read the book.  The lead female character was never described as a gauzy dress and heels wearer, nor did she waste her time posing on a porch railing. The story included a dog, but not a kitten, so why the book cover includes one is beyond me - and the title of the book bears no relation to the story.

The dialogue is awkward, and the thoughts of the characters are artificial and not believable.  The characters described on the back cover, Darby and Ben, get together quickly and almost immediately both think they will marry each other.  There is no anticipation, no tension, and no need to continue reading.

Darby's three aunts are juvenile (despite being near 70 years old) and as annoying as their names (Dodo, Diddy and Ducky).  Reading their dialogue was like hearing nails on a blackboard.

I strongly recommend NOT buying this book. It is the WORST one I have read in years. I put it down after the first chapter but I finished all the other books I had taken on vacation, so I picked this book up again out of desperation.
2769641
I am motivated to write a review in order to offset the overwhelming positive comments on this book.  I read it for a book club and have to say this is absolutely the worst book I've read in a long time.  The only good thing about it is the premise which is an interesting idea.  However this is not sufficient to offset awful writing, tediously repetitive details, and uninteresting characters (as mentioned by some other reviewers, the protagonist is particularly irritating).
4793411
I hated this book with a passion. I am a sophmore in high school and was made to read this book for class and I despised every minute of it. Maybe it's a book for an older crowd, I don't know, but it was a complete waste of my time. The love story was predictable and the characters were obnoxious. I like books when I can fall in love with at least one character. That was not the case with this book. My advice- don't waste your money.
1243803
This is the worst book I've read in years.  The story line is so promising, but the author lets us down with an incomplete ending.  The only reason I read past the first half was to hopefully find some last chapter redemption, but alas.  I love historical novels, and this book is supposedly based on some historic facts, but the history was not dealt with in either an informative or entertaining way.  Only two of the cast of characters were given more than cursory examination.  The book was just a lot of words dealing with a lot of sadness.  I couldn't get a closeness with any of the characters, so I really didn't care what happened to them.
2244222
probably the worst book I have read in the last 20 years. The content was very hard to follow it kept jumping around and made it difficult to keep the story moving I put it down a number of times only to try it again I fought my way through just to try to see where it was going. The way it ended told me not to try the follow up.
3163393
I don't usually write many reviews, but when something is this bad I just need to write something to save someone their money.  This is quite possibly one of the worst books I have ever read. The idea was promising, I liked the Raven character initially - sexy mechanic chic.  In another review someone mentioned this was an "insta-love" story. And I was thinking hey I can do insta-love, I read 50 shades of grey and liked it despite the idiotic inner goddess.  This book is a whole new low.  There is NO suspensful chase, it is literally an anti climactic insta-love written terribly and predictably through and through. The characters are one dimensional, no evolution at all.  Major flaws in the plot line too. I found myself skimming it to the end, I don't understand how this can have such rave reviews.
832597
This was probably the worst book I've read in many years. The only saving grace was that I borrowed it from the lending library so it didn't cost me anything.  This book even had two typos in it!  Certainly not what you'd expect to see in a published novel.  The plot was horrible and almost zero character development.  The worst part was the introduction of the "monsters" and the WEMEAN chant that was never explained.  My advice would be to stay away from this one...a complete waste of my time.
3837152
I bought this book because I've read Ms. Lee's book Skin Deep and loved it.  This was one of the most horrible book I've ever read.  The whole book was centered on the characters immaturity and insecurity.  This book reminded me of Junior High when your brothers and friends intervene on your behalf.  I do not have the desire to buy her other books within this series, the friend is just as insecure and immature. There is a definite difference from these books written in 2008 compare to 2009.  Purging this one from my Kindle library.
1476060
If I could rate this a ZERO I would, but since that is not an option, I had to select 1 star in order to leave my comments/review.  After about 100 pages into the book, the story line was still the same and was going NO WHERE.  I eventually stopped reading because the book was going no where - and I never stop reading books, but this was so bad I could not finish it.