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A review by dana_naylor
The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson
medium-paced
3.5
Overall disappointing.
I enjoyed the world and the characters, but I had problems with the writing and pacing. If the author had kept to purely fantasy rather than having the romance as a part of it, I'd have liked it more. The sex scenes are written like they were in romances published in the 90s and early 2000s.
"even through all the layers of crushed fabric between them, she could feel the enormity of his passion pressing against her," and later, "And then he pressed forward, gentle at first, but then deep, hard, a powerful force cleaving her in two, his hunger consuming."
Ugh. Cleaving???
So that was disappointing and had me just skimming the sex scenes.
I'm also annoyed that this is part of a duology, so the book ends with a lot left unsettled. I've just been reading some author discussions complaining that people say they won't buy a series until it's complete. The reason for that is that I want to read a complete story, not Part I of II. Second book is scheduled for release in Nov 2025. I may or may not pick it up then.
I enjoyed the world and the characters, but I had problems with the writing and pacing. If the author had kept to purely fantasy rather than having the romance as a part of it, I'd have liked it more. The sex scenes are written like they were in romances published in the 90s and early 2000s.
"even through all the layers of crushed fabric between them, she could feel the enormity of his passion pressing against her," and later, "And then he pressed forward, gentle at first, but then deep, hard, a powerful force cleaving her in two, his hunger consuming."
Ugh. Cleaving???
So that was disappointing and had me just skimming the sex scenes.
I'm also annoyed that this is part of a duology, so the book ends with a lot left unsettled. I've just been reading some author discussions complaining that people say they won't buy a series until it's complete. The reason for that is that I want to read a complete story, not Part I of II. Second book is scheduled for release in Nov 2025. I may or may not pick it up then.