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A review by red_sky
Dirty Lying Faeries by Sabrina Blackburry
1.0
I wanted to like this sooo bad.
My main problem is the writing. Wow, it was bad. It was constantly breaking immersion for me. I'm not trying to hate, and I have huge respect for anyone who writes a book. I'm sure a lot of people loved this story. However in my opinion it could have used a lot of work.
It's hard to describe exactly what I didn't like, but I'll try my best. Every interaction just seemed like something that would never happen. People just don't talk to eachother the way they do in this story. It was very forced and robotic. Characters were constantly contradicting things they said all throughout the plot. A major example of that is near the end when the 'ban' changelings because 'it's inhumane and it's just the worst thing anyone can do' or something like that, but then basically two pages later she lives happily ever after because the change was the best thing that ever happened to her. There were events like that throughout the entire story.
Here is a list of other things that bothered me in a random order:
The visit to her family was completely unnecessary and she doesn't think about them again after the visit, for the rest of the book.
Her friend Candice only mattered when it was convenient to the plot.
Why did Thea try so badly to not join Devins house? Yeah yeah he lied or whatever but so what...? They didn't even know eachother. She was clearly supposed to be in the winter court and she knew it. And speaking of that, why even go through this choosing ceremony to begin with if they all know what house the changeling is supposed to end up in and won't accept them to any other house? Nonsense.
Was Alan supposed to be set up as a love triangle? Because half the time it seemed like he was at the same time they were both mated or whatever. So it just made their relationship uncomfortable.
I only finished thib book because I purchased a hard copy. I kinda wish I hadn't.
My main problem is the writing. Wow, it was bad. It was constantly breaking immersion for me. I'm not trying to hate, and I have huge respect for anyone who writes a book. I'm sure a lot of people loved this story. However in my opinion it could have used a lot of work.
It's hard to describe exactly what I didn't like, but I'll try my best. Every interaction just seemed like something that would never happen. People just don't talk to eachother the way they do in this story. It was very forced and robotic. Characters were constantly contradicting things they said all throughout the plot. A major example of that is near the end when the 'ban' changelings because 'it's inhumane and it's just the worst thing anyone can do' or something like that, but then basically two pages later she lives happily ever after because the change was the best thing that ever happened to her. There were events like that throughout the entire story.
Here is a list of other things that bothered me in a random order:
The visit to her family was completely unnecessary and she doesn't think about them again after the visit, for the rest of the book.
Her friend Candice only mattered when it was convenient to the plot.
Why did Thea try so badly to not join Devins house? Yeah yeah he lied or whatever but so what...? They didn't even know eachother. She was clearly supposed to be in the winter court and she knew it. And speaking of that, why even go through this choosing ceremony to begin with if they all know what house the changeling is supposed to end up in and won't accept them to any other house? Nonsense.
Was Alan supposed to be set up as a love triangle? Because half the time it seemed like he was at the same time they were both mated or whatever. So it just made their relationship uncomfortable.
I only finished thib book because I purchased a hard copy. I kinda wish I hadn't.