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rebeshelton 's review for:
School Spirits
by Rachel Hawkins
Okay, I really have to hand it to Rachel Hawkins. Her storytelling is interesting enough for me to keep trudging through her books.
However, her writing also annoys the heck out of me!
First, I enjoyed the story. There is at least a smidgen of talent that allows me to enjoy reading her books. I mean, she's no J.K. Rowling, but still, interesting plots.
Now, and let's face it, this was a problem with the Hex Hall series too, the discrepancies in her writing FRUSTRATE ME TO NO END! Why is no one else annoyed by this!?
In one scene, the main character is organizing a nighttime meeting for the club she's in at school. She changes the date of this meeting THREE times,and you can tell it's not intentional. It's simply the author's and editor's lack of paying attention to detail. This is only one example, there are several more throughout the book.
Another thing that drives me crazy is how the author is always trying to seem more teenage-y than she is with the words and language she chooses, and you can tell she's just trying too hard. And it comes across as obnoxious.
Last, and I will get off my soapbox. I really hate that she doesn't let the reader's feel anything for themselves. She's always telling us how the characters feel, instead of letting it be assumed. It makes for really one-dimensional characters, and also really makes you kind of dislike some of them.
I lied. I can tolerate one or two misspelled words in a book, but when that count goes up to like 10 or more, I just start to lose respect for the editors and publishers. There is no reason for a book to be so poorly edited, especially with a big publisher like Hyperion.
Okay, I'm done.
However, her writing also annoys the heck out of me!
First, I enjoyed the story. There is at least a smidgen of talent that allows me to enjoy reading her books. I mean, she's no J.K. Rowling, but still, interesting plots.
Now, and let's face it, this was a problem with the Hex Hall series too, the discrepancies in her writing FRUSTRATE ME TO NO END! Why is no one else annoyed by this!?
In one scene, the main character is organizing a nighttime meeting for the club she's in at school. She changes the date of this meeting THREE times,and you can tell it's not intentional. It's simply the author's and editor's lack of paying attention to detail. This is only one example, there are several more throughout the book.
Another thing that drives me crazy is how the author is always trying to seem more teenage-y than she is with the words and language she chooses, and you can tell she's just trying too hard. And it comes across as obnoxious.
Last, and I will get off my soapbox. I really hate that she doesn't let the reader's feel anything for themselves. She's always telling us how the characters feel, instead of letting it be assumed. It makes for really one-dimensional characters, and also really makes you kind of dislike some of them.
I lied. I can tolerate one or two misspelled words in a book, but when that count goes up to like 10 or more, I just start to lose respect for the editors and publishers. There is no reason for a book to be so poorly edited, especially with a big publisher like Hyperion.
Okay, I'm done.