I hope the author takes this in the spirit intended and remedies the situation. Regretfully, I am giving it three as I consider the manuscript near-unreadable. I actually wonder if the wrong manuscript got uploaded at publishing time. After a while, I was able to limit my reaction to a small eyeroll because I was invested in the story, but really, I shouldn’t have to be steeling myself against a raw, unfinished manuscript. From Here To Timbuktu by Milton J Davis, Marcellus Jackson (Illustrator), Rebecca Kyle (Editor) Paperback 16.95 Paperback 16.95 eBook 3. My reading flow was constantly screeching to a halt. Lots of little words, and sometimes bigger significant words, simply aren’t there. There are literally hundreds of missing words. Yes, I know an editor is listed in the front matter, but believe me when I say the editing never happened. I owe this to the author and all potential readers. So again I ask, what’s not to love? Unfortunately, I have to be honest. What’s not to love? Certainly this story is fantastic, from start to finish. I enjoyed the adventure from start to finish. The treasure hunt is of a sort I’ve never read about before, which gave it a fresh, exciting feel. The characters are engageable, interestingly flawed, impressively courageous and genuinely interesting. So naturally, I eagerly dove into this ‘steamfunk’ story. I love a good treasure romp – and I love steampunk – and I love high adventure in far off exotic lands.
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