Date finished: 1 December 2011
Rating: 4.5 stars
Format: eBook
Source: From the Publisher via NetGalley
Genre: YA/Adult Fantasy
Published: by Mira Books on 20 December 2011
The Synopsis (taken from GoodReads.com)
The Review
The only (very minor) downside in this book for me was the occasional use of an usual narrative technique more usually used in plays. I am referring to the us of an ‘aside’ comment where the audience are addressed by a character in the play, while other characters remain oblivious. I regrettably didn’t highlight the “worst” example on my eReader and now can’t find it but something scary and unpleasant was going on and Avry interrupted the narration by saying something like “I know, scary right?” as though she was talking to the reader, rather than for their benefit. It was so strange and out of the blue that it did kill the moment a little for me. Since part of what makes this book great is how engaging Avry is, I can’t complain too much but I did found that it jarred occasionally and the more pedantic among you should be warned. Also, if you don’t like the word “guys”, be warned – it’s used in abundance. It grew on me after a while because it fits the characters and the story but it did annoy me slightly at first. (I must have been feeling ultra picky this week, sorry!)
To read an excerpt from Touch of Power, head over to Maria V. Snyder’s website here