Uh oh. I've been reading so much lately, that I've been losing track of writers and titles. I was about to start this review, by saying this was my first novel by R L Mathewson (and it was pretty horrific), before I clicked on her name, and realised that a week ago, I'd tried another - Tall, Dark and Lonely, which was THE WORST VAMPIRE BOOK/NOVEL I'VE READ IN MY LIFE. 
 Has the world gone mad? 
 Why is this self-published writer (and trust me, it really shows), getting a spade of 5-star reviews. She has now, given me not only the worst vampire book I've ever read in my life, but one of the worst historical romances I've ever read now too. That is no mean feat, and makes me want to cry. 
 In her vampire story, the plot just went mental, and here, the incorrect lingo was used time and time again, pacing was all over the place, scene-setting was patchy, modern-ish dialogue, the word bullshit used too much, the main couple having sex within minutes of meeting each other but it's excused because they have "history"...it was essentially a contemporary with a few words changed (again, like T,D & L...the story started out fairly well. But how could she do this to me? TWICE. And I didn't even know, so I wasn't even biased. I just thought this is "the worst historical romance I've read in a while, let's check out this author's other books, to see if there's any other I could try, because this is not historically accurate AT ALL...then I saw T,D & L listed...and I just flatlined.) 
 To be honest, writers like this make me feel even more determined. To read better quality fiction. And by god, this author is on my blacklist. I haven't reacted this negatively to a writer in my entire life, so I'm surprised at myself... 
 But when you read TWO OF THE WORST in terms of it's genres...you know it can't be a fluke. I don't care what anyone else says. Or the ratings that initially tricked me (she must be buying those) - but never EVER again.