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A review by jjwilliams
Forbidden Lust by Brooke Summers
2.0
Editing needed badly
One of my biggest pet peeves is when an author attempts to write a series in another country and doesn’t change HOW they write. Changing spelling isn’t the only thing you have to change when you take a British author and write an American book. Here’s the thing: I’m American, but I’ve lived in England. The words we use are quite different. Things like “taking a shower” (American) versus “having a shower” (British).
While the overall storyline is compelling, I couldn’t get past the very obvious misuse of British English. I won’t continue with this series because I just can’t stomach the writing.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when an author attempts to write a series in another country and doesn’t change HOW they write. Changing spelling isn’t the only thing you have to change when you take a British author and write an American book. Here’s the thing: I’m American, but I’ve lived in England. The words we use are quite different. Things like “taking a shower” (American) versus “having a shower” (British).
While the overall storyline is compelling, I couldn’t get past the very obvious misuse of British English. I won’t continue with this series because I just can’t stomach the writing.