A review by kleonard
Hedge by Jane Delury

1.0

This is one of those books that pushes my buttons, all in a bad way. The main character is about as interesting and has about the same amount of interiority as a barn door, and the errors throughout the book make me think it hasn't been edited very well. Soem examples: archivists or people working in archives DO NOT wear gloves when handling archival documents--gloves do more damage to paper than bare hands. "Antiquarian" does not mean old (the author writes "antiquarian stove"); an antiquarian is someone who does research on or deals in antiques or old books. "Inuendo" is used incorrectly, and is missing an n. Adding lemon juice to milk DOES NOT make it buttermilk. There are issues with tech and chronology. I could go on. And then there's the main character's flaccidity, her absolute lack of wit, and doormat tendencies. I guess we're supposed to think she rises heroically and overcomes these things? But she doesn't. She reacts rather than acts, and I, as a reader, find this incredibly annoying and infuriating....especially because most of the other characters are much the same, and they're possibly worse, because they're very two-dimensional.