Dragon's Gap: Set Includes Stories 6-7 Plus A Christmas Surprise by L.M. Lacee

 The stories, while engaging and interesting, are in dire need of editing. Some people don't mind spending money on books that read like they are still a work-in-progress. I'm not one of them. Unfortunately, I bought the entire series based on the blurb for the first book in the series. Lesson learned. I have never read any book that was published in this condition. Since I did purchase the entire series, I will be writing reviews of each one. And just in case she petitions Goodreads to take down my reviews, they will still exist on my blog.

Because of the egregious number of errors that follow from one book into the next, I will no longer be buying entire series sight unseen, based on a blurb, regardless how interesting it sounds. She has my money, kudos to her.

As I've said in previous reviews of this series, I believe her fan base deserves better than a book rushed through with no attention paid to the quality of the finished product - that includes editing. In spite of being an editor myself, I would refuse to take on this author for her lack of professionalism in the face of a review she objects to. I still firmly believe each book I've read so far should be removed from Amazon and any other online bookseller she uses until such time as she finds an editor willing to work with her.

She has several 5-star reviews, many that mention the numerous errors. There are also several reviews on Amazon from people who found the errors too distracting to continue reading the book. Just know that if you write a negative review, you may very well be subjected to hate email and labeled a troll.

Due to the complete lack of editing prior to publishing, I can only give this collection 1 star.

The Dragon's Gap Series: Books 1-3 by L.M. Lacee

Reads like a work-in-progress The story being told is interesting. The characters show growth from one book to the next. The cover art accurately reflects the story inside. However, the mechanical errors (missed or incorrect punctuation, missing words, incorrect word choices) lead me to believe the author used word processing software and relied on that rather than proper editing and proofreading.  I noted each problem in my e-reader. By the end of this three book omnibus, I had marked over 250 problems.  That does not take into account the numerous (to my mind, egregious) errors in punctuation. Every page is rife with missing punctuation creating run-on sentences,  That being the case, it is my opinion that this is still a work-in-progress and should be removed from online booksellers until such time as the above problems have been addressed.  Had the author obtained proper editing for this book, I would have gladly given it at least three stars. I cannot in good conscience recommend that anyone spend money to purchase this set until the numerous errors have been addressed. I will not be spending money on the next omnibus in this series until Amazon notifies me there is an update for this set. I am giving this book only 1 star.