If I'd managed to get through Nicholas Taylor's Legon Awakening, I'd have given it a rating. Sadly, I didn't get that far. Other reviews mentioned spelling & grammar problems so I expected a few, but not the massive amount I found.
I loved the premise of the book which is why I made it so far into it (Chapter 4). It has great classic fantasy themes which, if told properly, should entrance the reader. Obviously, I wasn't.
The writing style is inconsistent. Take thoughts for example. When a subject thinks and said text is italicised, it can be either in inverted commas or not. Not both. I found the grammar weird and the dialogue stilted and forced. Try reading bits of it aloud to yourself and you'll see what I mean.
Because the idea for the story was so promising, I was prepared to put up with these little snags. Then I read "chain male". After that, I gave up. Pity.
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