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ratgrrrl's review
3.0
A Light, Sanitised Snapshot of a Viking Raid
2-2.5/5 rounded up taking into account the audiobook.
A competent, if extremely brief and lacking any detail, tale of a Viking raid seemingly for the purposes of training and frustrating the locals.
The writing has some quality and character that gives it some presence, and I understand that it connects to an ongoing series, but when offered as a standalone story or as part of an anthology the point seems a bit confusing. Like, there's an aspect in which this reads more like a writing exercise or a scene from a larger work found in the author's drafts or notebook.
As a taster for the author's writing I'm in two minds. As I said, there is just enough of something in the writing style, but there's also practically nothing in the story. Maybe I would file this under 'my TBR is way too long right now to add this author, but if an audiobook fell in my lap I would give it a go', which isn't the kindest review, although I don't mean any disrespect and their are various positive reviews with favourable past experiences with the author, so your mileage may vary.
2-2.5/5 rounded up taking into account the audiobook.
A competent, if extremely brief and lacking any detail, tale of a Viking raid seemingly for the purposes of training and frustrating the locals.
The writing has some quality and character that gives it some presence, and I understand that it connects to an ongoing series, but when offered as a standalone story or as part of an anthology the point seems a bit confusing. Like, there's an aspect in which this reads more like a writing exercise or a scene from a larger work found in the author's drafts or notebook.
As a taster for the author's writing I'm in two minds. As I said, there is just enough of something in the writing style, but there's also practically nothing in the story. Maybe I would file this under 'my TBR is way too long right now to add this author, but if an audiobook fell in my lap I would give it a go', which isn't the kindest review, although I don't mean any disrespect and their are various positive reviews with favourable past experiences with the author, so your mileage may vary.
kolymaarasto's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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