Um.. Cecila Dart-Thornton?

[Kitera]

Hey everyone!

Hehe I love this book forum!

Hmm have anyone here read Cecilia Dart-Thornton’s "Crowthistle" Chronicles?

I checked the reviews for both book one and two for that series and “The Iron Tree,” which is the first book of that series seems to have decent reviews, but when it came to the second book in that series, the reviews were very disappointing.

So have anyone read it? And what do you think of it? I haven’t started reading it yet, but it’s on my bookshelf at the moment waiting to be read.


Kitera

 

[Werthead]

I know that one of the guys who did book reviews for SFX Magazine cited having to read four of her books as a reason for him quitting the job He may have been taking the mick. But no, the few people I've encountered who have read her rank her as one of the worst authors they've ever read. Would recommend avoiding.

 

[Cricket - Best Sport]

The Bitterbynde trilogy is Oxford Thesaurus in fictional form.

 

[Coolhand]

I know that one of the guys who did book reviews for SFX Magazine cited having to read four of her books as a reason for him quitting the job He may have been taking the mick. But no, the few people I've encountered who have read her rank her as one of the worst authors they've ever read. Would recommend avoiding.

I'm curious. Why do people not like her work? (I've never read her but I've heard similar comments about her before, but never explained.)

 

[Talysia]

I haven't read any of her work, either. Are these books really as bad as everyone says?

 

[Werthead]

Apparently (and I've never read them, so I'm paraphrasing others' reviews here, mainly from SFX) they are unbelievably twee, unrelentingly soppy and continuously, vomit-inducingly, cloyingly oversentimental. Perhaps the fantasy version of Barbara Cartland. None of this is really inspiring me to pick up a book and try it.

 

[Pyan]

Oh, good. I thought it was only me.
I got about 20 pages into The Iron Tree, by whch time a supposed poor peasant family conversation had included the words "extrapolate", "dissimilarity", and "efficacious". After no less than six further pages consisting entirely of geographic description unrelieved by any dialogue whatsoever, I gave up and tossed the book onto the "charity shop donations" pile.
It read to me like my copy of The Swiss Family Robinson, translated from the original German in 1901 - and that's not a compliment.

 

[Kitera]

Ah heck!

I’ve wasted good money didn’t I? And to make it even worst I chose it over GRRM’s ‘A song of fire and ice’ trig! I’ll just go and sulk in the corner for a bit.

Kitera

 

[Rane Longfox]

I’ve wasted good money didn’t I? And to make it even worst I chose it over GRRM’s ‘A song of fire and ice’ trig! I’ll just go and sulk in the corner for a bit.

Now, that is possibly the worst mistake you'll ever make in your life

Look at like this, it's all uphill from here

 

[Kitera]

Now, that is possibly the worst mistake you'll ever make in your life

Look at like this, it's all uphill from here

*hangs head in shame* Guess I'll just have to live with it. Hey the book can't be that bad! Can it?

 

[Pyan]

Hey the book can't be that bad! Can it?

IMHO, your choice was up there with:

"Full speed, Captain Smith? But there are icebergs up ahead!" " Don't worry, Bosun. The Titanic is unsinkable!"

 

[elvet]

*hangs head in shame* Guess I'll just have to live with it. Hey the book can't be that bad! Can it?

Don't feel bad. I've got the first and second of the series waiting on my shelf. If it's really that bad, at least I can enoy the CD rom that came with the second book.
I hope her Bitterbynde trilogy is not as disparaged. It's also on my to be read shelf.

 

[Rosemary]

I'm beginning to doubt my choice of books, not very many other people seem to like them

I have both series in my bookcase and I shall re-read them as I really enjoyed them. Yes, her style of writing is different, including lots of detail which I personally like.

She also has a great web site...

Cecilia Dart-Thornton

 

[Tau Zero]

I have recently read the Bitterbynde trilogy and like it. Her writing is not simple, but i quite liked the style. Her use of all the old stories of Faerie and its denizens was wonderful.

 

[Kitera]

Hmm I guess this comes down to 'different people have different taste.'

I guess I'll never know until I read it.

Thanks everybody.

Kitera

 

[Blue Tyson]

I'm with Werthed. No vomit though.