Isabella Kole

The author's writing style was overly simplistic, which took a lot away from the story. At times, there was too much detail (it seemed like every meal was described), while other parts of the book zoomed through large chunks of time without any depth. And the main character, Rebecca, made me think of a young June Cleaver. She was so completely naive about so much.
The lack of depth also led to unbelievable characters; the children were practically perfect. They never argued, and only once had the kind of interaction that a young brother and sister usually have on a daily basis. It was aggravating in its unrealistic simplicity.
I didn't realize that the book was going to deal with BDSM. That practice isn't my thing, although I have nothing against those who enjoy it. But the author haphazardly threw it into the story as if she was being paid to write about BDSM, forgot, and then went back and added spanking scenes to fulfill a quota. It was extraneous and (pardon the pun) forced.
Finally, the ending was totally tagged on as an afterthought. It was meant to be a wrap up, but came across as a hastily-added section primarily used to get enough words before publishing.
Would I recommend this book? No, not at all. Also, I hope that the proofreader does a better job on future books; there were a lot of editing errors.… (meer)