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is 10% done
Unlikely to persist in this. Parts are good, but it's a chore to read. Awful dialogue, with occasional howlers. I rather enjoy the mild gore, though it's clearly at a YA level, but I'm not persuaded about how prudish this society is. Probably a Mormon thing. Another Sanderson flop for me, likely done with this guy.
— Aug 30, 2019 01:15PM
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is 10% done
As feared, a little YA for my liking, as with all of the few books of his I've read. Much of the dialog is cringeworthy, but is clearly intended to be witty, which makes me feel bad (though more for myself or the author, I'm not quite sure). And the infodumping is awkwardly shoehorned in, like most hack writers do: hey, bit character, let me verbally remind you of some detailed facts about our shared culture.
— Aug 14, 2019 08:00AM
