Clearwater Journals Clearwater Series Book 1 eBook Al Rennie
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Joe Holiday, an ex Metro cop, finds himself dragged into an investigation by Mia, an IHOP waitress. The probing they do into the murder of Mia's sister years earlier turns into a deadly manhunt with Joe and Mia suddenly becoming targets of a vicious plot.
Clearwater Journals Clearwater Series Book 1 eBook Al Rennie
To enjoy the story fully my initial advice would be: DO NOT READ THE SYNOPSIS!As many of the other reviewers indicate, this author needs to be introduced to the proper use of an apostrophe. The weird substitution of periods (I.d, we.ll, let.s) does indeed distract, but I will not belabor the point.
What got to me were the typos and other peculiarities.
I am not familiar with how conversion to Kindle affects formatting, but it was annoying to see the following:
1. Almost every page had the title bar somewhere in the middle of the page with sentences broken up around it.
2. Sentences then shifted down a line part way through.
3. Words which one usually sees as one word were split or hyphenated so you'd see things like re-new, tight rope, heavy weight, pre-occupied etc.
4. Plain old typos with dropped letters: "I you want" instead of "If"; misused words "stand-bye," "feel myself loosing it," "Pit it in glove compartment," "was going to off sick"; "better to error on the side of..."; "allusive" for "elusive"; "perspective" for "prospective," etc.
5. Misplaced order of clauses (my favorite was she was found "partially clad in a small field.")
OK...now that I've vented enough about typos, I will say that I finished the book and felt the author did a good job of letting the reader get to know the main characters, Mia and Joe. I saw them as very human and appreciated Joe's occasional fling with dry humor. I also appreciated the respectful tone that the Mr. Rennie took toward the several older women characters and the homeless men.
I will happily pick up another book in the series.
I mildly disagree with the reader who said the bloody scenes were well presented...some of the gruesome aspects made my stomach churn, and I skipped over a number of paragraphs.
Hopefully the author periodically checks the reviews and get a heads up on the crying need for better editing. It would shoot the books up to a four or even five star rating for me with adequate proofreading.
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Clearwater Journals Clearwater Series Book 1 eBook Al Rennie Reviews
I really liked this mainly because I have vacationed in Clearwater Beach and some of the places were familiar, etc. I like the characters. I didn't care for the language as I got into it more, but I really wanted to find out what happened and whodunit. There were some sexual scenes, but easily skipped over. I would read more in this series.
This was a one sitting read. It's not complicated, but it is captivating. Maybe because I live near Clearwater, and it's fun to see if the places really exist. They do! He did his homework.
I may have to see if the IHOP is still on the beach.
Great characters, I found it disturbing that so many friends said, "She's damaged goods."
So he solves the crime, but loses the love? What's up with that?
I hope there's a "next chapter" so we can resolve the issues.
Overall, I liked this. I appreciate how Mia is not a rude, bitchy know-it-all, as many female characters are these days. She does *not* have all the answers, all the time, and she can accept help from others when necessary. Also, being in an age gap marriage, I appreciate the author portraying an age gap relationship in a positive manner (Joe describes himself as being ten or twelve years older than Mia, maybe more).
A few characters seemed to be totally unnecessary. The behavior of some characters was over-the-top stereotypical. As other reviewers have noted, there were multiple writing errors words missing, lack of commas, lack of apostrophes. Both thoughts and dialogue are put in quotation marks.
This was an interesting book. The author did a good job of keeping the antagonists identity hidden, (though you might guess) till the end. I would have liked to see the writer's characters show a bit more emotion toward each other, more depth, especially during moments of closeness. All in all I enjoyed the book - As an author I agree with what people are saying about the grammatical errors. Being dyslexic I can read through them without a problem. I can see and feel the story, the tale or yarn that is being told. But I have found it is really worth it to have a great editor, because everyone can't see the forest through the trees! I love reading books written about Florida, so give us some more Al.
Here is a group of characters that intertwine so fluidly you do not question their diverse viewpoints or relationships. The suspense of trying to solve the mystery of Vickie Doulton's murder keeps building and building with each page. While you may think you have guessed the solution, wait for the ending. Each relationship builds at its own speed and rhythm whether it is romantic, friendly or hostile.
When I first started to read this book I put it down after about 10 pages because of format errors. A couple of days later I reread the reviews that had caused me to buy and low and behold a couple of them commented on the format problems but encouraged other readers to ignore as it was a good read. They were definitely right.
I can't wait to read more by Al Rennie.
Predictable formula fiction. Needs editing for typos. Also a slight problem with consistency. I read it because I'm from Clearwater. I recognized some of the places, but some were distorted, e.g. conflating two separate towns into one, which was confusing. The story was suspenseful enough that I read the entire book. Seems like a good writer, and since this is the first book in the series, maybe they get better.
I well understand the problems of indie publishing. Without the support of a publisher, authors must do everything themselves, often with no budget. Working alone with no money to spare, a writer is tempted to cut corners. The one corner that can not be cut is editing. This book is a case in point. A compelling story has been derailed by repeated glaring errors. A good editing job costs hundreds, but it's money well spent to produce a quality product and would have made all the difference to this book.
To enjoy the story fully my initial advice would be DO NOT READ THE SYNOPSIS!
As many of the other reviewers indicate, this author needs to be introduced to the proper use of an apostrophe. The weird substitution of periods (I.d, we.ll, let.s) does indeed distract, but I will not belabor the point.
What got to me were the typos and other peculiarities.
I am not familiar with how conversion to affects formatting, but it was annoying to see the following
1. Almost every page had the title bar somewhere in the middle of the page with sentences broken up around it.
2. Sentences then shifted down a line part way through.
3. Words which one usually sees as one word were split or hyphenated so you'd see things like re-new, tight rope, heavy weight, pre-occupied etc.
4. Plain old typos with dropped letters "I you want" instead of "If"; misused words "stand-bye," "feel myself loosing it," "Pit it in glove compartment," "was going to off sick"; "better to error on the side of..."; "allusive" for "elusive"; "perspective" for "prospective," etc.
5. Misplaced order of clauses (my favorite was she was found "partially clad in a small field.")
OK...now that I've vented enough about typos, I will say that I finished the book and felt the author did a good job of letting the reader get to know the main characters, Mia and Joe. I saw them as very human and appreciated Joe's occasional fling with dry humor. I also appreciated the respectful tone that the Mr. Rennie took toward the several older women characters and the homeless men.
I will happily pick up another book in the series.
I mildly disagree with the reader who said the bloody scenes were well presented...some of the gruesome aspects made my stomach churn, and I skipped over a number of paragraphs.
Hopefully the author periodically checks the reviews and get a heads up on the crying need for better editing. It would shoot the books up to a four or even five star rating for me with adequate proofreading.
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