Dr Jay

The Amnesic Betrayal has a good storyline, but the writing didn't quite hit the mark for me. The writing felt superficial, and I wasn't able to form a connection with any of the characters. The plot contained everything a good book should - multiple points of view, deception, plot twists, betrayal, and ultimately the conclusion didn't leave me wanting. But what I was lacking was the depth of the characters, and the surprise that I should have felt at some of the plot points. Rather than a work of fiction, it read almost as a history textbook, accounting a blow by blow of the family's life. While I work in healthcare and was able to understand the medical jargon used, much of it was overly technical for a general reader base. Similarly, a lot of acronyms were used that didn't add anything to the story rather than saving a few words in the final word count. I really wanted to like this book, and the story is there, but it could use the heavy hand of an editor and some stylistic revamping to help draw the reader into the story.… (mehr)