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wutheringmights · 3 months ago

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Scottish anon again... I like to use 'dinnae fash' in a semi-serious manner because it usually gets a smile out of people 🙈 I haven't heard of Sasha Alsberg and have now Googled her - is the gut punch because the books were good but tragic and that reminded you of them... or because she overused stereotypical Scottish phrases, and it's painful to read? I assume the latter 😅

I feel like I should thank you for being Scottish. So, thank you for that.

That being said-- Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg is Not A Good Book. I know I complain a lot about Fourth Wing and Lightlark, but to some degree, I respect them. I do not respect this book.

You can go on GoodReads to get some specific details about what is wrong with the plot, but they all really undersell how bad it is. I don't even have a clever way of putting it. It's just a bad book.

I would *love* to share very specific passages from the book (the villain talks and acts exclusively like a B-rate anime villain), but unfortunately I did ship it out to a friend to read. I did save a picture of what I consider to be one of the worst written lines I have ever read in my life:

#Alsberg is from a really privilege background and the lack of self awareness just bleeds through how the world operates. again i would pull #up specific passages IF I STILL HAD THE BOOK #ooof i should ask my friend if she still has it....#here's the thing: Alex Aster is not a good writer but I want her to succeed. the ways in which Aster is bad is not only amusing but I think #she's at least genuine about it. Aster having a prolific career would bring me a modicum of joy. I hate Alsberg. Breaking Time is #not only lazy but it is soulless. Alsberg wants to be an influencer now but she is stuck with a bookish audience and you can tell it pisses #her off. if I never hear about alsberg again it will be too soon. I am extremely irrational when it comes to her #Oh and don't even get me started on her sci-fi book. that one is at least readable but only because someone helped her #anyway. time to go hate stalk her instagram again #me rambling #ask #anonymous #me reading

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