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Hard Bitten
by Chloe Neill
I've just set it aside. I really am just not enjoying the change in written quality and tone from book to book. Is this a YA book now?I'm confused by the author's tone here. The characters no longer sound like they were ever in graduate school. But far more than that, I feel little sympathy for any of them. There's so much to read out there and sadly, this isn't where I want to be spending my time. I know there's supposed to be shockers! cliffhanger! stunning! developments! but to get there, even if I wanted to get there, I'd have to wade through. I just can't.
EDITED MAY 17, 2011
Okay, I bit the bullet and finished the book. Even though I think the author was crazy brave to have messed with the genre as she has, I am really put off by the uneven tone, through the series. Are Merit and Mallory teenagers? Weren't they former graduate students? Why do they sound like high school students so much of the time? Ms. Neill already has her YA series. Let's not mingle style and tone...
On the one hand, I am curious to see exactly how the author hopes to resolve her choices for some of the central characters, but on the other, I think her editor doesn't do her any favors and I'm not sure that I want to buy a new book that is poorly edited for tone, even if some of the plot and storyline pose interesting choices.
Bottom line: I am not a fan of Ms. Neill's editor. I'm not sure I'll will buy the next book. Maybe I'll read a library copy or get it used.
EDITED MAY 17, 2011
Okay, I bit the bullet and finished the book. Even though I think the author was crazy brave to have messed with the genre as she has, I am really put off by the uneven tone, through the series. Are Merit and Mallory teenagers? Weren't they former graduate students? Why do they sound like high school students so much of the time? Ms. Neill already has her YA series. Let's not mingle style and tone...
On the one hand, I am curious to see exactly how the author hopes to resolve her choices for some of the central characters, but on the other, I think her editor doesn't do her any favors and I'm not sure that I want to buy a new book that is poorly edited for tone, even if some of the plot and storyline pose interesting choices.
Bottom line: I am not a fan of Ms. Neill's editor. I'm not sure I'll will buy the next book. Maybe I'll read a library copy or get it used.