Eric Hines answers “What is the writing style like? I've never...”

Zo asked this question about The Just City (Thessaly, #1):

What is the writing style like? I've never read Walton's stuff before, so I'm a bit wary about starting this, especially since time-travel/gods-mixing-with-humans themed books can sometimes go all wrong... Also, how long is the book?

Eric Hines Stylistically, I'd say it's somewhere between your well-written general fiction and well-written YA. Walton, as this implies is a very good writer. I …moreStylistically, I'd say it's somewhere between your well-written general fiction and well-written YA. Walton, as this implies is a very good writer. I did get the sense that her imagined reader is on the young side, but nothing terribly obtrusive. As to its going wrong: inasmuch as you can take these plot devices at all, you should be able to get along with them here. Walton is a literary craftsperson (?) of a very high order.(less)

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