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fizzah 's review for:
The Enchanted Sonata
by Heather Dixon Wallwork
As expected, this novel had the most delicious imagery (“nougat fairies with thinly-sliced apple wings; a cathedral made of dyed sugar glass and frosted at the edges”) but unfortunately, every page had grammatical errors and awkward sentences, which made this pretty frustrating to read.
Exhibit A:
I don’t think all this is necessary to convey that Drosselmeyer is confused? The novel is peppered with this kind of writing. Also given the flat characters and a lack of suspense (which is of the essence in this type of adventure story), The Enchanted Sonata was a near DNF for me.
Exhibit A:
“ ‘What!’ said Drosselmeyer. ‘What! What what! What!’
Clara almost felt sorry for him. He looked utterly lost and confused, and his voice broke with each ‘what!’ The army seemed to notice, and they looked a cross between helpless and annoyed.”
I don’t think all this is necessary to convey that Drosselmeyer is confused? The novel is peppered with this kind of writing. Also given the flat characters and a lack of suspense (which is of the essence in this type of adventure story), The Enchanted Sonata was a near DNF for me.