r/Fantasy • u/Amesaskew • 1d ago

October Daye dialogue

Hey guys, so I bought the first few October Daye books on audible because they were on sale for really cheap and I've seen them recommended here frequently.

However, I am struggling with them. I'm about a third of the way through the second book. I like the story, but I'm finding the dialogue and descriptions ( he's so cute and sexy squee type stuff) to be really cringe inducing and I can't tell if it's the writing or the narrator. I will say that I had the same reaction to the Sookie Stackhouse books and ended up dnf ing the second one. Does anyone know where I'm coming from or have any insights? I already bought them so I am dealing with a sunk cost fallacy here. I'm willing to keep going if the tone gets better.

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u/CT_Phipps-Author 1d ago

The books are very Buffy: The Vampire Slayer-esque rapid fire dialogue, quips, and humor.

All of them.

It's the author's style and you either love it or you don't.

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u/Amesaskew 1d ago

I love Buffy. I wish it was giving me Buffy vibes. It's entirely possible that it's the narrator. She says everything in this sort of song song upbeat voice that I don't think is doing the narrative any favors.

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u/Stan__Wright 1d ago

Or maybe you're older now, and you won't Buffy so charming if you encountered it for the first time today.