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Title: i can't even look at it any more
Review: the first hint that this was all going to end badly should have been the early misuse of a dorothy parker poem. but alas, i found the book well written at first. specifically, i appreciated some of the character development. but halfway through i realised, 'well, it's great for a first novel' only to discover it wasn't a first novel, so there was no reason for the author to be trying so hard. by 2/3 of the way through i realised that it was only getting worse. and, well, the final 30 pages had me muttering and ranting out loud. magic without context, poor transitions and questionable use of vocabulary made this a very difficult read.my husband likes to remind me that i don't have to finish a book if i don't like it. but sadly, i do. and so i finished it. i will agree with the cover review that stated it was 'haunting' for i will likely be depressed about having read it for a while.nice use of pullman's daemons concept though. truely original. </sarcasm>
