Review: Not what I expected
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.I always love a good fantasy novel and am an avid reader of the genre. However there was no chemistry between me and this book. In the book description, this novel was recommended for readers over 18, due to the sexual content, adult situations, and language (I'm mid 20's). However I found the book geared towards juvenile teens in heat, suffering from the transition from whiny, inexperienced kid to the "joys" of adulthood. Fall in love and lose your virginity to the first guy you see cause you think he is your true love..check. Find out he doesn't really love you, but wants your coochi...sorry Magyk....check. Use fowl language when it's not necessary cause you think it's cool but you end up sounding uneducated...check. Have a decent guy try to help you, but act like a jerk to him...check. Now don't get me wrong, I'm no prude...however Quinn acted like a teen who has not yet come into her own. However with the age group this book is targeting, I was expecting far more. I have read several fantasy books that were artfully written, with strong dialogue, characters, plots and settings. Valerie Zambito comes to mind. But I think It would have been better if Ms.Raver had toned down some of the sexual content and profanity to appeal to a younger audience who could identify with Quinn's juvenile antics and the challenges she is going through. Or if not that, make her act her age and put in her real scenarios that resonate with adult women.My other gripe with the book was at the beginning, there is a huge information dump about what Magyk is or some other elements of the story. Who is seriously gonna remember all of that?! I had to be flipping back and forth to remind myself of what these terms meant. The novel also needs a good editor as there were several typos or grammatical errors, strewn from one page to the next.I am happy that other readers found the book enjoyable. To each his own...this just wasn't my cup of tea.