Review: The Goblin Market
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2011
The Goblin Market is a lyrically written tale by a talented author. Her powers of description successfully drew me in, particularly the steamy darkness and evil of the Darknjan Wold. The characters were well-fleshed out and I liked that Merry was not the perfect goody-goody she appeared to be at the beginning. As the plot unfolds her resentment of her sister is revealed, producing conflicting emotions. Even the "bad guys" had other facets to their personalities.I didn't like the hero's name because my brain kept trying the change "Him" to he!I loved the story and the storytelling, so why not 5 stars? Misused words, odd choice of words, missing words, misused punctuation, missing punctuation, odd phrasing and typos became more prevalent the farther I read. There really are a LOT of them. They add a jagged quality to an otherwise beautiful story. This pulled me out time and again. I regret having to remove points for it, but there are just too many to be ignored.Still, I recommend The Goblin Market to those who enjoy fairy tale style fantasy.If you don't mind a read that becomes a bit messy, you'll enjoy it. I'll read the sequel. I want to know what happens to Meredith in the Goblin King's castle.