I don't really enjoy the author's style of writing in the first chapter. There are two different story lines involving two different sets of characters occurring simultaneously. It would be alright if there was something to signal which characters are being discussed at a certain time, but there aren't. It just switches between the two different story lines without any warning. The reader is left to assume that the author has changed topics. It is incredibly confusing to follow. I think this is a very inefficient way to write a novel. The author has thrown transitions out the door. Not only does she jump from story line to story line, but she jumps through time within each story line. I feel like I'm working on a jigsaw puzzle rather than reading a novel. I don't see the point in intertwining both of these stories in one chapter. Why didn't she devote a chapter to each set of characters? That would have been much more reader friendly.
(Prompt #1, Chapter #1)
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