Asta
The author tried to add too many things into one book, ended up with a mess that was confusing and contradicted itself. The inclusion of the connection to Scarlet Letter felt like it was shoved in in an attempt to get more people interested in the book rather than genuine interest on the authors part, and it was mentioned occasionally as if put in after the book had already been finished. I also found the constant criticism of Dawson's "co-author" to be petty and the author herself to be quite self-indulgent.
I didn't realise this was the same author who wrote "American Sherlock" before she mentioned it in the book. I DNFd that one and won't be trying Dawson's books again.
The author tried to add too many things into one book, ended up with a mess that was confusing and contradicted itself. The inclusion of the connection to Scarlet Letter felt like it was shoved in in an attempt to get more people interested in the book rather than genuine interest on the authors part, and it was mentioned occasionally as if put in after the book had already been finished. I also found the constant criticism of Dawson's "co-author" to be petty and the author herself to be quite self-indulgent.
I didn't realise this was the same author who wrote "American Sherlock" before she mentioned it in the book. I DNFd that one and won't be trying Dawson's books again.