Conway Lai answers “I read the first 30 pages and I can't get...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1):

I read the first 30 pages and I can't get myself to go further. I feel like the writing and grammar is too clunky and not very fluid. It almost feels like you are trotting on a horse that never gets to a gallop. Does the grammar and writing style in the book improve or should I just read something else?

Conway Lai Haha, to each their own I guess. It was quite the opposite for me, the writing flowed off the pages for me and I devoured the book, and having to forc…moreHaha, to each their own I guess. It was quite the opposite for me, the writing flowed off the pages for me and I devoured the book, and having to force myself to stop to look up the meaning of some words. Joe is a descriptive writer, I feel transported to the scenes and events he describes. I recommend you push on Past the first 3 chapters, maybe you'll catch the story better and the flow may arrive for you.(less)

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