Should we expect the same excellence?

Torchlight by Doreen Owens Malek

Torchlight has the potential to be an excellent book. The book is well researched, well written and the dialogue is excellent. However the book feels rushed. In the beginning this book promises to show you the real America during that time, it explores poverty, immigration among the Irish, its so rich in detail from the beginning that It captivates you however she rushes to finish the book. She leaves the story unfinished doing a disservice to her characters and her fans. I’m an avid read of Doreen Mark’s romance however this is the first time one of her books has let me down. She fails to deliver what she promises. The characters are great; the love between the two main characteristics is electric although it borders on Romeo and Juliet nonessential, whimsical disasters.  This book is rushed and cannot be given more than 2 stars and only because the beginning and middle are excellent. 

But should I excuse this book because its essentially a Mills and Boon?  Are so used to reading badly written Mills and Boon novels that we expect them to fall short of what is necessary?