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Alan Ayer

Teoksen The Wordsmith tekijä

1+ Work 9 jäsentä 2 arvostelua

Tekijän teokset

The Wordsmith (2017) 9 kappaletta

Associated Works

To Desire a Devil (2009) — Kansikuvataiteilija, eräät painokset472 kappaletta

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The story is interesting but this book isn't at publishable standard. It's a shame because there are decent ideas to build on here. I hope this gets a solid reworking in the future, to do the author and his book justice, but as it is, I struggled to finish it.
The style is abrupt and choppy, perhaps from being too conscientious in removing all 'unnecessary' words, but there is still a lot of excess that could have been cut completely - repetition, and scenes that did nothing to move the story forward. The characters feel flat and there are some annoying plot holes. Contractions are noticeable in their absence in places, and too many characters have names starting with M which creates some confusion.
The latter parts, written from Marie's point of view are handled better, but I came within a whisker of giving up on the book long before that.
I received my copy through NetGalley.
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AngelaJMaher | 1 muu arvostelu | Jul 10, 2018 |
How has this book been published for over 3 months and there are less than a hundred ratings on Goodreads? This is one you definitely should not miss. Yes, it is a horror book and there are some graphic details in here. However, the concept and the way that concept was used was very imaginary and unlike anything I've read yet.

I raced through this book. At one point, my Kindle told me I had 4 1/2 hours left to read. The next time I looked, I had a little over an hour. It had not been three hours!

I was addicted! It was crazy! There was nothing great or outstanding about any of the characters, but the plot . . . It was just so twisted with strong Stephen King or Michael Koryta vibes.

Man, oh man, this is definitely a book I will not be forgetting about. Ever!

Some of the writing near the end was just like bullet points, but I didn't care. I was held spellbound. I wanted to read it faster - I didn't need any fluff or extra words. I wanted, needed, had to know how it ended.

An excellent read that I would recommend to any King or Koryta fans.

Huge thanks to BooksGoSocial and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
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debkrenzer | 1 muu arvostelu | May 30, 2018 |

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½ 3.5
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