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A review by steph01924
Live Like Legends by Kate Cornell
2.0
TL:DR Oh...no.
Going by the synopsis, I was hoping for a fun, fantasy-lite romance that probably wasn't going to WOW me with its originality, but would be enjoyable. But, unfortunately, I really did NOT enjoy this.
Cornell's writing choices were not for me. The sentences were very basic and choppy, e.g., "S0-and-so did a dance. I grimaced. We walked out of the room. I was scared." Using such short sentences constantly made the novel feel very simplistic. I felt like I had to drag my eyes past every period like they were walls between sentences. Paragraphs had zero embellishment or "fun" descriptive words, and overall it lacked world-building to keep me engaged. Essentially, there was nothing really to visually savor.
I also really struggled following the dialogue and had to go back to reread several sections multiple times while trying to figure out why Person A responded to Person B the way they did. It felt like I was supposed to be "getting" something via context clues (or divination, perhaps?) to understand logical leaps in the conversation, but there was nothing to infer. That tells me that you're not writing your characters' motivations, personalities, etc. or the world they live in clearly enough.
I made it to about 40% and then skipped to 85% and skimmed to the end from there, and, honestly, it didn't feel like I missed anything. The outcome with the monster was obvious and disappointing.
I'd spend your reading time elsewhere.
I received a free review copy from Entangled. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Going by the synopsis, I was hoping for a fun, fantasy-lite romance that probably wasn't going to WOW me with its originality, but would be enjoyable. But, unfortunately, I really did NOT enjoy this.
Cornell's writing choices were not for me. The sentences were very basic and choppy, e.g., "S0-and-so did a dance. I grimaced. We walked out of the room. I was scared." Using such short sentences constantly made the novel feel very simplistic. I felt like I had to drag my eyes past every period like they were walls between sentences. Paragraphs had zero embellishment or "fun" descriptive words, and overall it lacked world-building to keep me engaged. Essentially, there was nothing really to visually savor.
I also really struggled following the dialogue and had to go back to reread several sections multiple times while trying to figure out why Person A responded to Person B the way they did. It felt like I was supposed to be "getting" something via context clues (or divination, perhaps?) to understand logical leaps in the conversation, but there was nothing to infer. That tells me that you're not writing your characters' motivations, personalities, etc. or the world they live in clearly enough.
I made it to about 40% and then skipped to 85% and skimmed to the end from there, and, honestly, it didn't feel like I missed anything. The outcome with the monster was obvious and disappointing.
I'd spend your reading time elsewhere.
I received a free review copy from Entangled. All thoughts and opinions are my own.