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A review by stevethomas
Modified: Volume 1 by Kat Stiles
Star rating withheld for a variety of reasons.
I found this one while I was trolling for comic fantasy novels to read. Its placement in that subgenre is giving me heartburn. On one hand, we do have snarky narration. On the other hand, the term "sexual situations" in the disclaimer is code for "on screen rape attempt." When I see book published in 2018 and placed in the comedy section with a disclaimer about sex, it sets my expectations for...not rape, I guess?
The other thing, which the author was much more up-front about, was that this isn't a complete story. It's essentially an extended sample for a serialized novel. Nothing wrong with that, but it makes it hard to say much beyond whether I want to continue or not.
I found this one while I was trolling for comic fantasy novels to read. Its placement in that subgenre is giving me heartburn. On one hand, we do have snarky narration. On the other hand, the term "sexual situations" in the disclaimer is code for "on screen rape attempt." When I see book published in 2018 and placed in the comedy section with a disclaimer about sex, it sets my expectations for...not rape, I guess?
The other thing, which the author was much more up-front about, was that this isn't a complete story. It's essentially an extended sample for a serialized novel. Nothing wrong with that, but it makes it hard to say much beyond whether I want to continue or not.