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Lakesedge by lyndall clipstone5/24/2023 ![]() It just made the entire thing progress at a glacial pace, although, upon reflection I genuinely think that there wasn’t that much plot underlying this book anyway and so making this faster would’ve essentially turned this into a novella. The same adjectives are used, the same setting is described. ![]() The writing in this also felt stilted at times, and I honestly think that this book would have benefitted from having more variation in the sentence structure or, alternatively, being cut down and sold as an extended poem of sorts? But I do appreciate that the market for that these days isn’t as lucrative as what the market is for ya.įor a large part of the first half, we saw Rowan and Leta have fleeting rendezvous’ through some form of a dark spell for at least about 4 different times. Mainly, it was that, at times, tended to get repetitive the same events occur and reoccur and the same descriptions are made which could feel a little tedious in spite of its beauty. ![]() ![]() The author has definitely left no stone unturned when it comes to describing setting.īut having said that, I did have my issues with this though. It basically reads like a ballad or an extended poem but with an underlying plot. This is written in present tense and the style of writing is so intensely lyrical and evocative. If you wanted a dark, autumnal fantasy steeped in rich lore - with undertones of dark cottagecore - and don’t mind the elements of plot or character development taking a back seat then this is the book for you. ![]()
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