(1) I have no problem with a dog narrating the book, and I don't underestimate the intelligence of dogs and other "dumb animals," but Enzo's vocabulary and grammar were much too sophisticated to be believable from a dog whose great educator had been television.
(2) The author clearly has the vocabulary to express his thoughts in any situation without the use of vulgar language, yet he used vulgar language anyway for no good reason; it was annoying, and added nothing to the story.
(3) The author never gave me a good reason to care about what happens to Eve.
(4) The story develops too slowly; the first half of the book could be reduced by 40-50% with benefit.
-- 06 Feb 2015, 09:05 --
I thought that was the most believable part of the book. In the real world, nearly anyone can be arrested for nearly anything (e.g., see the book Arrest-Proof Yourself). I worked in a large D.A.'s Office for more than 20 years, with a substantial part of that time in the Sex Crimes Division. One of the prosecutors was willing to go to trial even when there were extensive proof problems (such as the case in this book); the other prosecutors would simply decline to prosecute such a case because of insufficient evidence.Anacoana wrote: ... the only part I didn't like about it was that Denny was arrested for rape, because there is no way to the best of my knowledge that that would happen in real life. I was in a Criminal Justice class at that time and had just gone over what you need to arrest people for certain things so it was still fresh in my head, and to see inaccuracy in an otherwise lovely book was difficult for me.
Also, the presence or absence of evidence sometimes has no bearing on whether someone is arrested. The family of the victim/accuser might be rich and powerful, and put pressure on the D.A. to prosecute. Sheriffs, District Attorneys, and judges often are elected officials (i.e., politicians).
In addition, there is often hysteria among the general public when there is an accusation of any type of sex-related offense involving a minor, placing pressure on law enforcement to make an arrest. "Justice" is found in the classroom, not in the real world.