If I Pay Thee Not in Gold

Rating:
Summary: Why I Give Thee Not More Stars
Review: When I first read this, I'd never heard of Piers Anthony. Later, when I reread it, I'd read a lot of his stuff. I usually enjoy both his work and Lackey's. This collaberation, however, was not that good a choice, however.

The theme and setting for the book were great, as I expected (One star). The character development, while not wonderful, was still better than many books I've read (Another star). The plot was pretty decent (A third star). Until the end. The ending of the book was one of the biggest let-downs I've ever come accross. When I picked this book up to re-read it, I remembered that I didn't like it, but not why. 4/5 of the way though the book, I still hadn't figured out why I didn't like it the first time. Then, I hit the ending. And once again, I was let down.

Considering the possibilites that this book has, I would have expected a better ending. But as it stands, it feels like someone wanted to tie a bow on the book, but was running out of space, so hurredly wrapped up all the loose ends in a great big anti-climax.

Rating:
Summary: Why I Give Thee Not More Stars
Review: When I first read this, I'd never heard of Piers Anthony. Later, when I reread it, I'd read a lot of his stuff. I usually enjoy both his work and Lackey's. This collaberation, however, was not that good a choice, however.

The theme and setting for the book were great, as I expected (One star). The character development, while not wonderful, was still better than many books I've read (Another star). The plot was pretty decent (A third star). Until the end. The ending of the book was one of the biggest let-downs I've ever come accross. When I picked this book up to re-read it, I remembered that I didn't like it, but not why. 4/5 of the way though the book, I still hadn't figured out why I didn't like it the first time. Then, I hit the ending. And once again, I was let down.

Considering the possibilites that this book has, I would have expected a better ending. But as it stands, it feels like someone wanted to tie a bow on the book, but was running out of space, so hurredly wrapped up all the loose ends in a great big anti-climax.

Rating:
Summary: If I Pay Thee Not In Gold
Review: While this book started out promising it managed to lower my high esteem of the two authors by a notch. The book takes place in a world where women rule through illusion. One of the women risks everything for a man. The book has the makings of a intriguing story, with both inner and outer conflict. Unfourtunatly everything ends suddenly with an unsatisfactory plop. It appears that the authors became tired of their project and so wrapped it up quickly hoping the reader wouldn't notice.