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myth 's review for:
The King Slayer
by Virginia Boecker
Goddammit book, you were so good up until the end. And I don't mean what HAPPENED at the end - I was for once not unhappy with a chick not choosing PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER. Elizabeth has seen some shit. Elizabeth has done some shit. Elizabeth wants to stay somewhere with her friends and rebuild some shit without dealing with any more assholes than she has to. I can dig it. Also the end wasn't based around her sacrificing her power or anything, which helped.
But the writing, guys. The writing.
Most of the book was pretty well written: I didn't even mind the first person present tense. Do you know how hard it is to make me like first person present tense? I'm pretty sure this is the third series on the list of books in first person present tense that I like. The last few chapters developed Overdramatic Prose syndrome with a heaping dose of Fragments For EMPHASIS disease. Fragments should be used for emphasis, don't get me wrong, but as I mentioned in a status update they should not be used every page.
I still liked this though.
But the writing, guys. The writing.
Most of the book was pretty well written: I didn't even mind the first person present tense. Do you know how hard it is to make me like first person present tense? I'm pretty sure this is the third series on the list of books in first person present tense that I like. The last few chapters developed Overdramatic Prose syndrome with a heaping dose of Fragments For EMPHASIS disease. Fragments should be used for emphasis, don't get me wrong, but as I mentioned in a status update they should not be used every page.
I still liked this though.