![]() ![]() I hope the author takes this in the spirit intended and remedies the situation. Regretfully, I am giving it three as I consider the manuscript near-unreadable. ![]() I actually wonder if the wrong manuscript got uploaded at publishing time. After a while, I was able to limit my reaction to a small eyeroll because I was invested in the story, but really, I shouldn’t have to be steeling myself against a raw, unfinished manuscript. My reading flow was constantly screeching to a halt. Lots of little words, and sometimes bigger significant words, simply aren’t there. There are literally hundreds of missing words. Davis present seventeen original and exciting Sword and Soul tales focusing on black women. Yes, I know an editor is listed in the front matter, but believe me when I say the editing never happened. I owe this to the author and all potential readers. So again I ask, what’s not to love? Unfortunately, I have to be honest. ![]() What’s not to love? Certainly this story is fantastic, from start to finish. ![]() I enjoyed the adventure from start to finish. The treasure hunt is of a sort I’ve never read about before, which gave it a fresh, exciting feel. The characters are engageable, interestingly flawed, impressively courageous and genuinely interesting. So naturally, I eagerly dove into this ‘steamfunk’ story. I love a good treasure romp – and I love steampunk – and I love high adventure in far off exotic lands. ![]()
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