A review by usbsticky
The Curse of the House of Foskett by M.R.C. Kasasian
1.0
I almost got to the end of this book but I dnf at 88% and didn't want to finish it.
I actually liked the characters and the writing. The writing was pretty easy to read and get into. I understood the character of Grice even though apparently a lot of readers don't like him (which means the author did a good job because he is supposed to be unpleasant). I also sympathized with March (his ward). But I started with book #2 and it doesn't adequately explain their relationship, which it should because every book in a series should stand on its own and allow the reader to get in on the story with a bit of explanation.
But ultimately I didn't care to finish the book because the explanation got too bogged down and lengthy. If it takes that much to get clear for the reader, then the author didn't do a good job. I think it just got too complex with too many characters and the author trying too hard.
I probably won't try another book in the series (despite liking the characters) because there are much better books out there. I'm not rating this book a 2/5 as in 40%. I'm rating this 2 stars because by GR's inane star system, 2 stars means it was ok.
Edit: I forgot to add. The author also inserted a lot of backstory into odd places in the book. The backstory was annoying and sometimes took over the main story. Eventually I just skipped over it. Authors, do not do this. If I want a completely unrelated story which reading this book, I'd just read another book together at the same time. Downgraded to 1 star = did not like it.
I actually liked the characters and the writing. The writing was pretty easy to read and get into. I understood the character of Grice even though apparently a lot of readers don't like him (which means the author did a good job because he is supposed to be unpleasant). I also sympathized with March (his ward). But I started with book #2 and it doesn't adequately explain their relationship, which it should because every book in a series should stand on its own and allow the reader to get in on the story with a bit of explanation.
But ultimately I didn't care to finish the book because the explanation got too bogged down and lengthy. If it takes that much to get clear for the reader, then the author didn't do a good job. I think it just got too complex with too many characters and the author trying too hard.
I probably won't try another book in the series (despite liking the characters) because there are much better books out there. I'm not rating this book a 2/5 as in 40%. I'm rating this 2 stars because by GR's inane star system, 2 stars means it was ok.
Edit: I forgot to add. The author also inserted a lot of backstory into odd places in the book. The backstory was annoying and sometimes took over the main story. Eventually I just skipped over it. Authors, do not do this. If I want a completely unrelated story which reading this book, I'd just read another book together at the same time. Downgraded to 1 star = did not like it.