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| Value for Money | 6.5/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 6.5/10 |
By literary lady
on 28th May 2008
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Value for money | 3/10 |
| Overall value | 3/10 |
 literary lady's recommendation | |
The research and the story line were good.
Wooden characterisation. Repetitive scenes and far too wordy--often very clicheed and in places poor sentence structure and poor grammar. Where were the proof readers og this book?
This story would have benifited greatly from tighter writing and a lot less words. Fewer regressions and a more linear plot would have helped---interesting to flash back and forth in history but far too fragmented---by half way I was losing interest in both the story and the characters. Rather than being driven or possessed, Jo was irritatingly keen to injure herself by regressing when she had determined not to. The male characters were not clearly drawn either---changing their personalities in a way inconsistent with real life---I realise this was an attempt to portray the dual nature of their medieval and modern lives, but I though it was very clumsy in places.
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