Frederick

These books were terrible at so many levels. Bad writing, no good grammar, syntax sucks, all in the present tense. Bad character development, none actually and the main character is just a sour, angry, weak personality. Not very likely that someone with a character like that would become a hero or a leader. Bad plot development, especially in book 2 and 3. I had to reread some chapters because it wasn't clear what had happened almost as if chapters had been ripped out of the book. It is clear that the author is a screen writer, because that is what the books are written for a movie; a bad movie!

These books were terrible at so many levels. Bad writing, no good grammar, syntax sucks, all in the present tense. Bad character development, none actually and the main character is just a sour, angry, weak personality. Not very likely that someone with a character like that would become a hero or a leader. Bad plot development, especially in book 2 and 3. I had to reread some chapters because it wasn't clear what had happened almost as if chapters had been ripped out of the book. It is clear that the author is a screen writer, because that is what the books are written for a movie; a bad movie!

These books were terrible at so many levels. Bad writing, no good grammar, syntax sucks, all in the present tense. Bad character development, none actually and the main character is just a sour, angry, weak personality. Not very likely that someone with a character like that would become a hero or a leader. Bad plot development, especially in book 2 and 3. I had to reread some chapters because it wasn't clear what had happened almost as if chapters had been ripped out of the book. It is clear that the author is a screen writer, because that is what the books are written for a movie; a bad movie!

The Swan Thieves draws you in from the beginning. It totally transported me to the world of painters now and in the late 19th century France. Elizabeth Kostova knows how to tell a story, how to engage the reader and her style that is of a painter. She paints the characters and landscapes and you feel you can actually see them. Make sure you have nothing else to do that is urgent. You can't put this book down!