Spindle's End by Robin McKinley

Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
★


I feel terrible writing such a review about a Robin McKinley book, but truth be told, this book was abysmal. Goodness, was it awful! Ugh!

This book is supposed to be a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. The original authors, if they were alive, ought to sue for defamation of character, this book is so awful. It started of delightfully enough, with a quirky description a a land filled with magic. That is the first two pages, and the ONLY time this book feels like it will be worth reading. The remaining 427 pages are bogged down with meaningless description. I understand what Ms. McKinley was trying to do, but very few books are able to make superfluous description and unwanted narrative observations work for them - The Princess Bride is one of very few that does this excellently. Excellent, this book was not. It was a spectacular failure is what it was.

The plot of this book is the exact same as the Disney story, with the exception that if Briar Rose and her fairy godmother had been real, you could have shot them and no one would prosecute you, they were so awful. Briar rose especially.

I can't think of a single good thing to say about this book. I endured for about 60% of the 420-odd pages, skimmed some, and then skipped about 4 chapters when i couldn't take it anymore. Would that I had DNFed this after the first few page, it was so torturous.

RUN AWAY FROM THIS BOOK!! - in the other direction, as far and as fast as your legs will carry you

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Griffin's Daughter

Griffin's Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore

My rating: ★
DNF

I got this book when it was a freebie from Kindle. It's the first of three books. I bought it because the premise sounded interesting, and that is the only good thing I can find to say about this book.

Quite frankly the writing was atrocious - full of tell-instead-of-show, really verbose, and bogged down with details. The dialogue was insipid. The characters are annoying and all of them TSTL

oOne of the reviews I read summed it up perfectly: this book can be best described with the world 'almost.' It was almost a very good book (the premise is really interesting), but sadly, what was produced was a very bad book.

In no way shape or form do I recommend this book. I gave up on reading it after a while because I couldn't take it anymore.

Run AWAY from this book!
(I guess it's obvious I won't be reading the other books in the series).



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The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain, by Carole Mortimer

The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain by Carole Mortimer

My rating: ★


I don't know how these heroes who are such egotistical idiots get made out to be billionaires. Anyone that stupid could hardly make 1 thousand, let alone a billion. And if by some weird stroke of luck he did make that much money...well, a FOOL and his money are soon parted.

Both the hero and heroine are fools of the highest degree.
Don't waste your time!



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Jemima's Secret, by Lynne Graham

Jemima's Secret by Lynne Graham

My rating: ★

I put this book as DNF because i finally gave up and skimmed large portions of it.

The heroine and hero were both idiots.

the writing was atrocious and completely not something you would expect of Lynne Graham.

Do not walk- run AWAY from this book.

Epic FAIL.



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