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Only 8% in and already full of unusual (and not in a good way) or difficult to remember names:
Gigi
Tatum
Hollis
Electra
Dru-Ann

Still annoyed by inaccurate character voices. A 25 year old female American New Yorker wouldn't say "Rose colored spectacles", she'd say "Rose colored glasses".

It annoys me when authors don't use the appropriate vernacular with their characters, particularly regarding Britishisms and Americanisms. An American man would not say "She's meant to bring a ...", he would say "She's supposed to bring a...".

+10 points for the author including accurate jargon for the British vs. American characters (too many authors get it wrong).

-50 points for how many times Kevin calls Karena 'Laredo'. Enough already, ok? Nobody talks like that, inserting a nickname into every other sentence. ugh.

The main character is "on standby" at the Wichita KS airport, to fly to Oklahoma City OK. Umm, first of all, no airline flies between those 2 cities without first connecting in some airport in another state. Second of all, it's only a 2.5 hour drive between the cities. Can we be more realistic?

Sloooowww going, hope it picks up and gets more interesting :-/