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the_wistful_word_witch's review
2.0
I received an ARC of this book back in 2019 in exchange for an honest review.
I just want to say that the author has my utmost respect for putting this series out there and really writing from the heart because it shows through in the writing. Unfortunately, the editing was pretty much non-existent.
While I really enjoyed the premise of this book (and the first book, which I purchased just in case I needed to have any background) as well as the characters - who are engaging and very lifelike - and the way the series was advancing as a whole, the grammar/spelling mistakes (and not the intentional ones/phonetics in their speech patterns) in practically every sentence makes the whole very hard to read. The use of British slang in a place that's supposed to be set Appalachia is also off-putting.
It's really a shame to see books with such potential not get the treatment by the editors that they deserve...
I just want to say that the author has my utmost respect for putting this series out there and really writing from the heart because it shows through in the writing. Unfortunately, the editing was pretty much non-existent.
While I really enjoyed the premise of this book (and the first book, which I purchased just in case I needed to have any background) as well as the characters - who are engaging and very lifelike - and the way the series was advancing as a whole, the grammar/spelling mistakes (and not the intentional ones/phonetics in their speech patterns) in practically every sentence makes the whole very hard to read. The use of British slang in a place that's supposed to be set Appalachia is also off-putting.
It's really a shame to see books with such potential not get the treatment by the editors that they deserve...
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