Akiva Reads

by Paul Magrs

I wanted to like this, but it was much too long and it really dragged in places. There are some scenes/moments that are worth it, but be prepared for a slog.

The writing was shaky, in a needs-more-editor sense, and the vocabulary was completely out of control. (My writing also tends to be, er, magniloquent, and reading Scarlet Empress made me realize that it's actually a terrible habit I need to stomp.)