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  1. Zoe
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    As a fan of K’Anne Meinel’s work i may be biased in my view on her work. I found the book ‘Doctored’ as usual to be very detail orientated. As such the author often goes back into a characters life in order to explain the situation they now find themselves in. Yes she does often narrate from each characters view point, it’s not for some i guess, if your not able to follow the plot or who is saying what but it’s usually very clear cut as to who is saying / thinking what. I find her use of adverbs and dialogue tags refreshing and thought provoking rather than the boring ‘she thought’ or ‘muttered’. Maybe the use of the term ‘ejeculated’ for some is only used in a sexual manner, perhaps a good dictionary or thesaurus is in order in this instance??? after all it can also mean:-

    say something quickly and suddenly.
    “‘That will do!’ he ejaculated”
    synonyms: exclaim, cry out, call out, yell, sing out, utter suddenly, blurt out;

    In reading a book there is nothing wrong in my opinion in learning a new phrase or use of a word. Fiction doesn’t mean that we also can’t learn a thing or 2 about the use of adverbs, dialogue tags, grammar, synonyms or simply enhance our own grasp of basic English. We’re never too old to learn after all.

    Obviously the books K’Anne Meinel writes wont be for everyone, they do have detailed, complex well thought out characters and she does go out of her way to paint a portrait of them throughout the book. This often involves jumping back into their past lives to explain who they are and where they have come from. It’s not for everyone, but that’s why there are so many books and author’s out there.

    Personally I truly enjoy K’Anne’s style of writing and have gotten a variety of my friends hooked on her books as well. To some i suppose they may appear too wordy or ‘intellectualized’ but then that’s why there is a whole gambit of books starting with things like teen fiction and even the old ‘Mills and Boon’ style romantic love stories where nothing is complex and everyone lives happily ever after. It’s all about personal choice and the style of writing you resonate with.

    I personally loved this book, am waiting on the next episode in her series of ‘Malice’ and have just re-read her book ‘Lawyered’ which i guess if you didn’t like ‘Doctored’ you may not like either but i thoroughly enjoyed. I’m also waiting on her next release ‘Veil of Silence’.

    Have a read of the book and decide for yourself.

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  2. Lexxi (@Lexxi_Kitty)
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    ‘ Maybe the use of the term ‘ejeculated’ for some is only used in a sexual manner, perhaps a good dictionary or thesaurus is in order in this instance??? after all it can also mean:-

    say something quickly and suddenly.’

    The dictionary also says that using ‘ejaculated’ for ‘to talk quickly’ is outdated. The only time I’ve personally run across that word being used to mean ‘to talk quickly’ it was in an historical fiction. Published in 1955 (Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer). The book itself was set somewhere between 1811-1820.

    Was Doctored set back in time? An historical fiction? I believe it’s both contemporary and published recently. Using ‘ejaculated’ pulled me out of an historical fiction book written in 1955. It certainly wouldn’t be easy to overlook in a book published recently.

    ‘nothing wrong in my opinion in learning a new phrase or use of a word.’ I already knew both definitions for ejaculated. Still pulled me out of the story (the Heyer historical fiction one, not Doctored. I’ve not read Doctored.)

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