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Quickie versions of these reviews. I read so little of each book, not worth writing that much.
Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear (Traditionally published ) Rating: Disliked. Man the writing was so hard for me to follow in this one. I kept having to reread sentences to figure out what the author meant. I'm not sure if it was her style or that her writing was purple. Either way, the reviews on Goodreads (including one by Isis) weren't positive, so I dropped this one fast. DNF 3%
I'm losing track of female authors. At first I thought Elizabeth Bear was one I really liked, then I thought I was wrong and she was one I read recently and didn't like at all, but I just searched my LJ and the last thing I read by her were two books 2016 (one loved, one okay).
The Sea and Summer by George Turner (Traditionally published) Rating: Disliked. An "old" book (published in the 80s), this was also the oldest book on my Kindle. The writing didn't work for me, the story (environment dystopian) didn't work for me. DNF 2%
Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake (Self-published) Rating: Disliked. What the heck is it with the books that are so poorly or not at all edited listing not just one, but multiple editors? This one listed two, but it had typos and grammar issues on every single page. The idea was interesting enough (witches' familiars having to train and take tests to get more power), but it was so poorly written. DNF 8%
Partial book credits:
Point reached in these books: 3% + 2% + 8% = 13%
Previous abandoned book total: 256%
New total: 269% (two books)
Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear (Traditionally published ) Rating: Disliked. Man the writing was so hard for me to follow in this one. I kept having to reread sentences to figure out what the author meant. I'm not sure if it was her style or that her writing was purple. Either way, the reviews on Goodreads (including one by Isis) weren't positive, so I dropped this one fast. DNF 3%
I'm losing track of female authors. At first I thought Elizabeth Bear was one I really liked, then I thought I was wrong and she was one I read recently and didn't like at all, but I just searched my LJ and the last thing I read by her were two books 2016 (one loved, one okay).
The Sea and Summer by George Turner (Traditionally published) Rating: Disliked. An "old" book (published in the 80s), this was also the oldest book on my Kindle. The writing didn't work for me, the story (environment dystopian) didn't work for me. DNF 2%
Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake (Self-published) Rating: Disliked. What the heck is it with the books that are so poorly or not at all edited listing not just one, but multiple editors? This one listed two, but it had typos and grammar issues on every single page. The idea was interesting enough (witches' familiars having to train and take tests to get more power), but it was so poorly written. DNF 8%
Partial book credits:
Point reached in these books: 3% + 2% + 8% = 13%
Previous abandoned book total: 256%
New total: 269% (two books)
