Nicholas Taylor (1)

I liked the overall premise of the book, but the modern day expressions really ruined it for me. This was written to be in a pre-industial world and as such, my brain totally rejected ideas such as taking someone out on a date to a restaurant (and talk of who was going to pay), terming women as 'hot', etc.

Also used was - "This stuff is kind of freaking me out a bit." and "Told me it was a great ‘pre-owned horse." Really?!

I may be nitpicking, but can't get beyond that stuff. Maybe it was intentional by the author, but I guess I am too much of a traditionalist to get over it. I kept trying to justify it in my mind while reading and couldn't, so was constantly distracted from the story.

I may try the second book, but for now am just moving on to something else.… (plus d'informations)

This review is on the Kindle edition of Legon Awakening: Book One in the Legon Series by Nicholas Taylor

At times I wish I could give separate reviews on grammar and story but as I can't my over all review is mixed.

The story captivated me. It was a "read until your done" book for me. The ending left me wanting more so I read the second book immediately after.

The grammatical state of the book was a mess. It distracted from the story as I was constantly trying to figure out what the author meant. I would hope that the author corrected all of the grammatical errors by for hard print.… (plus d'informations)