[wyndslash]

I always look at reviews before buying books. I'm sure most of us do. There was an author that everybody liked, and I got a chance to reading one of their works. It had several grammar errors, and the plot was full of holes (the ending, and several other major conflicts that held up the book's plot, was resolved by attaching some blame to one of the main characters and dubbing it as a "misunderstanding".). So I wonder if I had been misled, but then I continue to wonder, at least 90% of the reviewers left 4-5 stars and were "dazzled". So I'm wondering, is it just me? Am I just a bad reader or something? I was considering buying a book from the same author just to see if it was really me, but this time I specifically searched for reviews that mentioned the editing, and I found a few criticizing the seeming lack of an editor (they mentioned the jumbled sentences, spelling and punctuation errors). I wouldn't really delve much into plot, as I think those may be subjective, but then are there any general plot rules that "good" writers must follow?

Another question, I would like to write good reviews, so would appreciate anyone's advice on the matter.