Ren Ryder
Author of There's No Such Thing As Monsters (Gaslamp Faeries #1)
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- 6
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- Rating
- 3.2
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- 3
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Thoughts: DNF
I got about 25% of the way through this book and just stopped because it was very poorly written. The writing has no flow to it, it is very jerky and abrupt and it was hard to get an idea of what was going on. The world building was awful too, very hard to picture this New London that is introduced.
This seems to be about a young man named Kal and his sister who are struggling to make ends meet in New London. When Kal’s sister, Sammie, is kidnapped Kal has to save her. That’s what I got from the first quarter of the book or so, and let me tell you it was a struggle to get that far...this is written in such an uneven way.
The style of writing also does not match the tone of the story. The story is written in an almost child-like style (poor flow, simple language) but the content ends up being very bloody. I couldn't figure out if I was reading a poorly written middle grade novel or a poorly written adult novel.
This was just flat out poorly written (I feel like I am repeating that over and over but it was just sooo awkward). A lot more editing would be needed to make this a good story. The idea seems to be an interesting one but is just very poorly executed. I was drawn in by the cool book cover, the interesting description, and the fairly positive reviews...I shouldn't have been...this was a waste of time.
My Summary (2/5): Overall this feels like a very unpolished and amateur attempt at a novel. It is just so awkward to read and jumps around in fits and starts. I like the idea behind this but this book needs a lot of editing and needs to have better story flow and description.… (more)