A Matter of Disagreement

Really glad I got this from the library and didn't pay for it - the story was fine enough, though it could've benefited from being longer, I think, as it was well under 100 pages and I didn't feel like the world-building was all that well explained. The bigger issue, though, was the editing. I try not to be a dick about an occasional typo or grammar issue, especially in self-published works, but this was verging on incomprehensible at some points. It seemed to get worse as the story went on, or maybe I just noticed it more, but this really felt like reading a rough draft. An interesting idea and setting, but needed a lot of fleshing out and definitely a hard edit. Three stars for the premise but that's honestly generous, unfortunately.

(2022 Summer Romance Bingo: steampunk. Would also work for mistaken identity, made-up country, or work rivals.)