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reaganator 's review for:
This Ravenous Fate
by Hayley Dennings
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC?
Who edited this?
It seems like this publisher is generally pretty well regarded but I have to wonder if the editor was put on a time crunch, new, or just doing their job with their eyes closed because this is some of the most godawful editing I’ve ever seen in a traditionally published book, period. Typos, poor sentence structure, clunky dialogue, cardboard characters, vacuum of chemistry, underdeveloped worldbuilding, and poorly paced plot are all things a team of editors would pick up and revise on their own or with the author. Here though, its like the first draft was just sent through immediately to all ARC readers. I get that this is an ARC and changes will likely (hopefully) be made, but the author is preparing to be published in a couple of months and this needs at least another year worth of work. It’s that bad.
I follow the author on social media and she seems like a smart and talented creative but her writing is at the very least amateurish. Prose is basic, general plot developments are poorly constructed, and the dialogue…is something to behold alright. I think she really should’ve spent more time developing her craft and style before putting this out in the world. This book in general needed more time in the oven.
Who edited this?
It seems like this publisher is generally pretty well regarded but I have to wonder if the editor was put on a time crunch, new, or just doing their job with their eyes closed because this is some of the most godawful editing I’ve ever seen in a traditionally published book, period. Typos, poor sentence structure, clunky dialogue, cardboard characters, vacuum of chemistry, underdeveloped worldbuilding, and poorly paced plot are all things a team of editors would pick up and revise on their own or with the author. Here though, its like the first draft was just sent through immediately to all ARC readers. I get that this is an ARC and changes will likely (hopefully) be made, but the author is preparing to be published in a couple of months and this needs at least another year worth of work. It’s that bad.
I follow the author on social media and she seems like a smart and talented creative but her writing is at the very least amateurish. Prose is basic, general plot developments are poorly constructed, and the dialogue…is something to behold alright. I think she really should’ve spent more time developing her craft and style before putting this out in the world. This book in general needed more time in the oven.