ms_morri 's review for:

Quicksilver by Callie Hart
2.0
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I both love and hate this book to the point to where I'm not sure if I'm going to keep reading the series or not. For me, the writing was the main challenge. There were some word choices that I felt didn't really fit, like using male and female to describe the gender of all races except humans. And Fisher using the phrase "you spayed my mate!" It was really difficult to take the book seriously when I read things like that. Why not just say sterilize or use the phrase "cleansed" that was used by Searis. I'm all for different terminology, but there was no real good explanation for it. Also, this world feels like your typical fantasy world, but then it turns out that they have showers and toothpaste. Again, not against there being modern tech, but it needs to be set up properly. Long story short, I think this book needed another edit or two.
What kept me going where the brief moments where the writing came together and the story had some really touching moments. Like Searis looking after Fisher, or when Lorreth getting his silver sword. It's those moments that make me want to wish the author the best of luck in her writing career, in the hopes she'll improve. 
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