The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Wherein the reader complains about the writing style and stilted phrasing of the story.

I’m grudgingly giving this book three stars, but it was closer to two for me. Perhaps two and a half. The writing style was very difficult to just sit with, the flow wasn’t great. The main character was a challenge to relate to. I will say she was portrayed well for what she was meant to be, but not really something that works well for me.

There was some interesting world building. The mystery was… there, though I think I figured most of it out early on. Then, about 2/3 of the way through the whole thing just kind of bogged down for me.

This style clearly has an audience. I did read it all the way through, so there’s that. I don’t suspect I’ll be going back for more.



View all my reviews