Jaleta Clegg

How much do you like Camp?

If your favorite movies are Monty Python, this might be for you.
Not Much formatting; the heads of stories don't stand out, so the end of one story and the beginning of another are hard to find.
This isn't helped by a lack of a menu, so there's no way to navigate stories except by returning to the list in the beginning.
The stories are... I don't know. I was not in the mood for heavy camp, where nothing needs make sense. Maybe I'd rate better if there was some acceleration time before your brain is supposed to go splatt.… (meer)

I had read the 2nd book without realizing until most of the way through that it was part of a series. I bought this one expecting more of the same feel as the second book and to fill in some gaps about the main characters.

Instead, this is repetitive and bland. Dace in this book is somewhat dull-witted and unable to fully process the relationships around her, her ruminations involving half-thoughts repeated every few chapters. She does very little herself, being carried from one incident to the next (I was going to mention how many times she gets captured in this book, but I actually did lose count about halfway through). Learning nothing, she stumbles into the next situation, getting captured and being rescued either by one of the stronger male characters or simple coincidence. The plot happens nearby as she wanders dully through this world.

If I had started with this book, I would never have checked out the much better second in the series. If you haven't read this one yet I'd suggest you skip on to the second and pretend it starts there. You get enough explanation of previous events to not feel as if you're missing anything, and honestly, you're really not missing much.… (meer)