Status Updates From Sterling (Mageri, #1; Mager...

“Strong words from weakling.” Is weakling a name? If so, it should be capitalized. Is it an adjective? If so, incorrect grammar. It drives me crazy. Did the author not give it a read through before publishing? Even once?

“Nothing like a nasal assault in a sweaty club to get the guys going. Eventually, I made it to the finish line and squirmed through a sea of silicone to head back.” I get the feeling the author doesn’t like women very much. She’s making me not like the FMC because she’s so “not like other girls.”

“What I did know about our weapons was that a few wielded special power; some metals were forced long ago with a kind of magic.” Error. I’m assuming she meant “forged.”

“Learn to redirect that energy, and keep in mine I could mop up this room with you in five seconds.”
Grammatical error. Should be “keep in mind.”

“Before we take this conversation any further then you need to know one thing—I fucking died. I’m not going to play ring-around-the-rosy about it either, accent it or don’t but quit challenging me on it.” Accent it? The grammar is atrocious. It seems like a bad translation. This can’t be a published book

“I wondered how he noticed me outside when it seemed he had plenty of other distractions in this fine establishment that reeked of onion rings and whore perfume.” 🙄 whore perfume? Really? I’m sick and grumpy, so it could just be me with the nitpicking, but I don’t like “whore perfume.”

“Knox reached into jeep and pulled out a cigarette, cupping his hand around the end as a flame poked out of a polished silver lighter.” Grammatical error number 2 in just barely over 50 pages. I’m afraid this is not for me. DNF.

“Strictly plutonic, okay?” Spelling error or a joke I somehow missed? Please tell me she didn’t mean platonic. I can’t do errors like that. Hopefully no more or I will probably DNF.