Another example: fantasy novel where the heroine make a deal with the fae king, involving her having twins, the one child going to the fae in exchange for "the luck" for her family for the next generation (a deal the family has had for many generations). All thru the book, you are told that the deal has to be kept. When the babies show up, the fae king takes both children. Uh, hey, you broke the bargain, king - you lose. Instead the heroine gets to be Janet to Tamlin ::arrrgh::.
Oh, and the age of the heroine and her brother at the time he was taken by the fae seems to be variable, including who was older. Makes me want to make an edit pass & send the darn thing back, as that is nonsense a beta reader should thwap the author with. Too bad, as she used to be a favorite of mine. I suppose it's related to the editors (or lack thereof) at that particular publisher.
At least I borrowed it from the library, and didn't buy my own copy, or I'd be sorely tempted to mail my copy, with pointed snarky comments added, to the author asking for a clean copy or a refund.
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Date: 2012-08-04 11:40 am (UTC)Oh, and the age of the heroine and her brother at the time he was taken by the fae seems to be variable, including who was older. Makes me want to make an edit pass & send the darn thing back, as that is nonsense a beta reader should thwap the author with. Too bad, as she used to be a favorite of mine. I suppose it's related to the editors (or lack thereof) at that particular publisher.
At least I borrowed it from the library, and didn't buy my own copy, or I'd be sorely tempted to mail my copy, with pointed snarky comments added, to the author asking for a clean copy or a refund.