so-soI was surprised by the pedestrian writing in this book. After 20 pages, I looked to see if it‘s tagged YA. Nope. Maybe it's a debut novel? Again, no. I kept going, but my eyeballs continued rolling. Several plot points strained credibility. Was I supposed to believe that a 6-year-old child who had received almost no education could read and understand a book with words like "indigenous" and "captivity"? In the end, this book disappointed me.
BarbaraBB O wow that is disappointing. I loved her other books. 2w
Amiable @BarbaraBB In another section, two characters are exploring an old hospital. In one paragraph the same sentence is repeated several times: “Larry signaled to Amanda to stop.” They aren‘t trying to be quiet in their search —why not say, “Amanda, stop”? Or why not write, “He motioned/cautioned/waved at her to stop” if you‘re going to include the sentiment multiple times? It was like reading a high-school English essay. 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures Oh how interesting. I haven't liked her books that involve children but it has been awhile since I read one, but I absolutely loved her first book The Enchanted. She lives in my area and has had a really interesting life. Sorry to hear this one was a let down 2w
BarbaraBB @Amiable That sounds annoying indeed. Like @ChaoticMissAdventures I loved![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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