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A review by bookwormpersephone
Terrestrial Passions by S.P. Somtow
DNF @ 50% on the dot. This is so tricky to review!!
For some context, this is my first spec fiction, but not my first alien and regency (both separate) book. I went into this expecting a spicy alien regency read and somehow I got that... just not in the way I usually do with the previous spice, regency, and alien books I've consumed. I know the problem lies in the way the book is written, filled with dry humour and satire, which leads me to conclude Spec Fiction is not for me.
But then again, it is nicely written, with a humorous alien as the MMC of the book to entertain me, but not for long. I cannot justify giving this one a low rating when nothing is wrong with the book, but personally it's my preferences that haven't been met.
I WILL say as an avid reader of regency novels my whole pre-teen and adult life, that the author seems to be lost on how to write it. They're brilliant in Spec Fic but floundering with the tone of a regency/victorian era novel. Thus, if half of the genre is poorly executed the overall idea is awkward and a bit cringe.
Anyhow, I'll give this one 3 ⭐s. It didn't leave me with good feelings but I didn't have a visceral reaction to it either. It's simply, as many have said about Spec Fic, not for me. I hope this finds it's audience!
For some context, this is my first spec fiction, but not my first alien and regency (both separate) book. I went into this expecting a spicy alien regency read and somehow I got that... just not in the way I usually do with the previous spice, regency, and alien books I've consumed. I know the problem lies in the way the book is written, filled with dry humour and satire, which leads me to conclude Spec Fiction is not for me.
But then again, it is nicely written, with a humorous alien as the MMC of the book to entertain me, but not for long. I cannot justify giving this one a low rating when nothing is wrong with the book, but personally it's my preferences that haven't been met.
I WILL say as an avid reader of regency novels my whole pre-teen and adult life, that the author seems to be lost on how to write it. They're brilliant in Spec Fic but floundering with the tone of a regency/victorian era novel. Thus, if half of the genre is poorly executed the overall idea is awkward and a bit cringe.
Anyhow, I'll give this one 3 ⭐s. It didn't leave me with good feelings but I didn't have a visceral reaction to it either. It's simply, as many have said about Spec Fic, not for me. I hope this finds it's audience!