The World Beneath: Joe Tesla series #1 | 
panOverall story concept: intriguing
Overall execution: good, the pacing is fast which makes it a very quick read.
Why a lower rating? The author has a hard time with otherness. Throughout the book, men and women are described as tall, young, intelligent, smaller, beautiful, elderly, or simply as "the man" or "the woman".
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CampbellTaraL Except of the character is black, in which case the author makes sure to describe as "the cheerful black woman" or "a chubby black woman" or "a black man in a business suit" while in the very next sentence describing another man in the scene as simply "a businessman". (Continued) 5y
CampbellTaraL About the third time a black person was distinguished by their skin tone while every other character was described by all their attributes except their skin color, I searched the ebook and confirmed the pattern. (Continued) 5y
CampbellTaraL I'm not insinuating overt racism on the author's part, but I do think editorial dropped the ball here. If you wouldn't describe all characters by their skin color, calling out just one group's coloring makes it clear that you view them as different, as other, from the rest of what you consider humanity. 5y
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