Read this book despite its flaws.

The Eye of Everfell by Bard Constantine

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Man, I so want to give this five stars. It is a great story, solid world building, not overwritten or too expository. You should read it.

But... Knight is capable of some beautiful wordsmithing. It shone in parts of the book. Then I would find myself cringing at something awkward, gramatically off, or something as simple as an overused word. Things which a good solid edit would clean up. As a self published author, I struggle with this too. I can't afford to pay an editor, and I am too close to see the flaws in my own work. It took two years after my first draft to finally get Atmosphere published, and I'm sure there are still things a professional editor would change.

So it was frustrating at times reading this wonderful story, but I will read the followup. Oh, that brings me to another thing. It doesn't end. I'm fine with sequels, I'm writing one. But bring your story to an ending of some sort. Don't just stop in the middle and say "buy my next book!"



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