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Gargoyle Tears

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You know, I *really* wanted to like this book, as I'm a long-time gargoyle lover and collector. Unfortunately, the book was a major disappointment. The story is disjointed and confusing in parts (there are more than a few "Huh?" moments that are never explained or fleshed out), the dialogue and phrasing is amateurish, and there are DOZENS of misspellings and grammatical errors that should have been caught and corrected by a professional editor and/or publisher. I'm sorry, but I have to say it was quite a struggle to get through this, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I'm just glad I only paid $3.00 for my copy and not the $12.95 retail price.

My name is Jennifer LB Leese, and I am half of JV Harlee. After reading the review by Publishers Weekly, I felt appalled and displeased...I needed to comment.

First, I am a reviewer and an author, and it is well known by reviewers of all kinds that picking apart books (one sentence, one misspelling--NOT plot problems or character discrepancies)in such a way is unprofessional and says a lot about the reviewer.

Second, hackneyed prose and misspellings happen in "big" name author's books, as well. So, that wasn't a real biggie for me.

What did bother me is that the reviewer clearly did NOT read "Gargoyle Tears" as there is no mention of an unborn sister anywhere in the book. Heck, there is no mention of Ethan having a sister or that the gargoyles are awaiting the arrival of someone unborn...period.
If the reviewer HAD read "Gargoyle Tears" fully, instead of looking for mistakes alone, they would have found out who the "savior" is in the book by reading to the end.

Things are now straight, and you can't please everyone. Thanks for listening.