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librarianryan 's review for:
Wolves and Daggers
by Melanie Karsak
I bought this book a while ago. I have a thing against Amazon and I RARELY buy books from there and refuse to use Kindle or Audible anything!! But I had to get some books that only they had and I wanted free shipping. I had been looking at this one for a while, and it felt like it would be right up my alley. Fairy tale, steampunk, yes please.
Then my book came in and I was PISSED. It was so small for $10. I was expecting some novel not novella. So the book sat.
But this month I am concentrating on short stories, novellas, and MG under 250 pages, so It was time to pick this up.
I loved it. Had a blast. The author packed so much into 124 pages. There was no dry spots, or anything long and drawn out. It was in your face here it is action and adventure from page one. I had my fairy tale links that worked quite well without being a strict retelling, and the steampunk was done well and used in ways that feel like home. My only complaint about the story itself is it did get annoying how often “Little Red” would lamate her lack of male love interest.
Overall this was a really great read and I did go buy books 2-4 and will pick up 5 and 6 in the coming months.
HOWEVER, I wish I could get these books somewhere other than Amazon. It is from an indie press, possibly a vanity or self published press and there is nothing wrong with that. I understand the pull Amazon has on the market place. And if you are a Kindle user you can get the entire series either free or really cheap. And that is lovely, but there are other readers like myself who are anti-Amazon that would love this book and probably other works by the author as well. There are ways for publishers and self-publishers to get their materials in all the marketplaces, and I would really hope this author would look into it. I would carry this book in my library in a heartbeat if I could get it other places. The print book itself is lovely. It has a great cover, attention is paid to the layout of the pages, and designs to designate each chapter are lovely. But the author has limited their scoop (even if it is a really large scoop) by staying Amazon only.
Then my book came in and I was PISSED. It was so small for $10. I was expecting some novel not novella. So the book sat.
But this month I am concentrating on short stories, novellas, and MG under 250 pages, so It was time to pick this up.
I loved it. Had a blast. The author packed so much into 124 pages. There was no dry spots, or anything long and drawn out. It was in your face here it is action and adventure from page one. I had my fairy tale links that worked quite well without being a strict retelling, and the steampunk was done well and used in ways that feel like home. My only complaint about the story itself is it did get annoying how often “Little Red” would lamate her lack of male love interest.
Overall this was a really great read and I did go buy books 2-4 and will pick up 5 and 6 in the coming months.
HOWEVER, I wish I could get these books somewhere other than Amazon. It is from an indie press, possibly a vanity or self published press and there is nothing wrong with that. I understand the pull Amazon has on the market place. And if you are a Kindle user you can get the entire series either free or really cheap. And that is lovely, but there are other readers like myself who are anti-Amazon that would love this book and probably other works by the author as well. There are ways for publishers and self-publishers to get their materials in all the marketplaces, and I would really hope this author would look into it. I would carry this book in my library in a heartbeat if I could get it other places. The print book itself is lovely. It has a great cover, attention is paid to the layout of the pages, and designs to designate each chapter are lovely. But the author has limited their scoop (even if it is a really large scoop) by staying Amazon only.