A review by torts
The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp
3.0
A decent modern Tam Lin story. Maybe I've read too many futuristic-immersive-video-game-world-becomes-too-real stories ([b: The Game|15783307|The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)|J. Sterling|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345824139s/15783307.jpg|21500353], [b: Indigara|498570|Indigara Firebird Novella|Tanith Lee|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399597969s/498570.jpg|486711], [b: User Unfriendly|372808|User Unfriendly|Vivian Vande Velde|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389545994s/372808.jpg|362729], [b: Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet, #1)|Orson Scott Card|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408303130s/375802.jpg|2422333]...), but it seemed kind of doubly derivative for the simultaneous application of that trope and the fairy tale retelling.
Even though it was not exactly unique, I enjoyed the read. I was a little annoyed that early on Tam Linn takes Jennet back to his place to demonstrate is videogaming abilities and then within the next couple chapters goes to her house and thinks something along the lines of "I sure am glad she hasn't seen my home, because it's a hovel compared to this." And few instances of inconsistent naming (e.g. capitalized vs. uncapitalized "dad" and "mom" in and out of their children speaking to them, a character referred to as "the Bug" and "The Bug" and "Peter" seemingly arbitrarily, again both in and out of characters' speech). (I noted the pages for these little annoyances of mine, but don't have them on hand at the moment. Perhaps I shall update the review later. And maybe I'll think of more positive things to say. Because, really, it wasn't bad. Of my most recent reads, I'm probably more likely to continue reading Feyland than I am The Looking Glass Wars.)
Even though it was not exactly unique, I enjoyed the read. I was a little annoyed that early on Tam Linn takes Jennet back to his place to demonstrate is videogaming abilities and then within the next couple chapters goes to her house and thinks something along the lines of "I sure am glad she hasn't seen my home, because it's a hovel compared to this." And few instances of inconsistent naming (e.g. capitalized vs. uncapitalized "dad" and "mom" in and out of their children speaking to them, a character referred to as "the Bug" and "The Bug" and "Peter" seemingly arbitrarily, again both in and out of characters' speech). (I noted the pages for these little annoyances of mine, but don't have them on hand at the moment. Perhaps I shall update the review later. And maybe I'll think of more positive things to say. Because, really, it wasn't bad. Of my most recent reads, I'm probably more likely to continue reading Feyland than I am The Looking Glass Wars.)