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A review by payal_reads_alot
Bounty by Kristen Banet, K.N. Banet
2.0
I'm torn about this book. I like the plot, the world, the different types of characters. And obviously an Indian woman who is Hindu, brown, badass, nagini is awesome.
BUT...
I hated the writing style. There was a sheer mountain of thought dump. She wrote out every single thing that flitted in her brain, some in regular font, some in italics (I can't figure out why the difference). Some were even spoken out loud.
All the dialogue was so forced. It was as if this was the first book series the author had penned but I realized that there was a whole another series (Jacky Leon) that came before this, set in the same world.
And then there was the question of research... The author researched snakes well. But only mediocre research for Indian mythology.
1. Kaliya is a boy's name. Which wouldn't bother me so much if there wasn't already a famous Kaliya from Bollywood film. Every time I read the name, I thought of the side-bandit Kaliya!
2. MC is supposed to be Hindu. But she mentions how there are boxes full of
3. Finally, they never said why Rafael would be
I know that the author said she wanted to keep some suspense for the next novels but the characters or the story aren't compelling enough for me to continue.
BUT...
I hated the writing style. There was a sheer mountain of thought dump. She wrote out every single thing that flitted in her brain, some in regular font, some in italics (I can't figure out why the difference). Some were even spoken out loud.
All the dialogue was so forced. It was as if this was the first book series the author had penned but I realized that there was a whole another series (Jacky Leon) that came before this, set in the same world.
And then there was the question of research... The author researched snakes well. But only mediocre research for Indian mythology.
1. Kaliya is a boy's name. Which wouldn't bother me so much if there wasn't already a famous Kaliya from Bollywood film. Every time I read the name, I thought of the side-bandit Kaliya!
2. MC is supposed to be Hindu. But she mentions how there are boxes full of
Spoiler
small body parts of her family members. She wants to bury them. Hindu don't bury their dead, they are cremated.3. Finally, they never said why Rafael would be
Spoiler
able to survive the bite and be a mate for Kaliya. Nor did they say why she had to bite him. Considering she couldn't even stomach her own venom, how can a mate handle that? Why does that need to happen?I know that the author said she wanted to keep some suspense for the next novels but the characters or the story aren't compelling enough for me to continue.