Review: Disappointing
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
The Bedlam's Bard Series by Lackey and Edgehill is a favorite of mine and I was looking forward to this newest member, but I have to say I was disappointed.On the positive side, the authors still tell a spell-binding story with believable characters. Many of the regulars from the previous books play supporting roles or at least cameo appearances.On the negative side, this book is obviously aimed at a younger audience than the previous books were. The characters from the previous books are an older generation and if they have any real lives they are lived off stage.The flow of the story is interrupted by the word 'that' appearing frequently with no relation to the sense or even the grammar.  This is even more distracting than the 'spell-check-itis' that seems to afflict ebooks even more than print.And a glossary of 'teen-speak' would be helpful.