Debbie's Spurts
Just an avid reader. Mostly SF/Fantasy, some hobbies, paranormal, urban fantasy and lighter, fluffier things.
Currently reading
Good, even intriguing but ... DNF
DNF -- not going to keep reading because switching from characters to root for to darker crap where it's okay to kill for your magic instruction because only small animals, mice, fish, etc. that predators would have killed anyway.
Debated DNF the first time instructor squeezed a mouse dead so she could "sense" the death. Was getting suspicious also headed into ultra-speshulness with potential love triangles and enslavements anyway.
Such a shame. I loved the sample (which gave no indication M.C. was headed into dark magic territory). Sample plus friend reviews had me getting the book -- I really had wanted to know what happened next in this world with these characters. Writing, despite being Amazon published (47North), was decent but author couldn't hold up to the promise of the sample and then totally soured me on the story.
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