Karma is a book with a lot of promise that fails to deliver. The actual concept is what caused me to go ahead and read this book, but the execution left a lot to be desired.



There were too many inconsistencies in this book to make it likable. The main characters were all terrible people (including the protagonist) with no redeeming qualities other than it seems that they were all attractive (with two exceptions). The protagonist read like an 18-year-old girl rather than a supposed well-educated lawyer and her responses were so childish that I rolled my eyes on multiple occasions. The author also repeated the same details over and over again (yep, we get it, Fate is sexy and he likes to lean on things, yes, we understand, Karma hates Fate even though he is sexy).



My biggest issue is that the entire reader relationship with Karma is a cheat. Since the book is written in the first person, and we get to see her perspective on everything, the "twists" in this book make no sense. I can't elaborate more without a spoiler, so my thoughts on that will be included in the spoiler section below.



Like many authors, Donna chooses to make the romantic interest for Fate a total tool. He is rude, abusive and uncaring, but readers are supposed to root for some kind of relationship between him and Karma. All I can think is run the other way - fast, faster! Putting this type of man into the role of the ideal is just stupid.



WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD (skip to end for final thoughts with no spoilers)



In terms of Karma, we are led to believe (by her own introspections) that she is a lawyer for the downtrodden. She takes on big firms and represents the little guy, the one that gets trampled over by corporations because they don't have the big bucks to pay for a high-quality lawyer. Her goal is to become a judge so that she can help those that aren't spoken for even more.



She is engaged to a physiatrist whom she loves and admires. Her very best friend whom she can tell anything too (repeated several times in the book). She feels sorry for women that stay in bad relationships with men who cheat or who are abusive - she's not that type of girl, she is strong and in charge.



In reality, however, (this is the twist for some reason) she is a terrible person who represents the dregs of society, getting people off from crimes they should have served years in jail for. Her relationship with her fiance is fake as well. He is cheating on her and she knew it. She decided to ignore it because she was tired of relationships not working out, totally dispelling the idea that she is a strong woman that doesn't take crap from any man.



When she starts the job, she is required to kill someone to adjust their karma (the person in question was a murderer and a thief) and she freaked out and said never again. Then spent the rest of the book actively trying to kill those she decided were the bad guys.



Every aspect of her character is a lie it's just stupid.



END OF SPOILERS



From the beginning to the end, the lack of training, information and the misinformation was frustrating. The one saving grace is that the author does know how to tell a story (in terms of right word use, correct grammar, and even flow) but that isn't enough to save this series in my opinion. Based on some other reviews, I think I would be willing to try something else from this author, but this series is a no go for me.