In the end though, you need to decide for yourself if the stories are good writing or not.
Isn't this part of the reviewer's job? We're given a good description of the work, and a recommendation, but where the latter comes from is unclear. This review, unlike others, doesn't highlight examples of good writing – or the lack of it. This doesn't mean we should assume it's bad, but it does make it harder to justify a purchase based on the review.
In fairness, in this case people can always start reading and see if the rest are worth buying, but I can understand Talon's point.
(It might also have been mentioned that you are on the committee which administers the Ursa Majors, though it is not a juried award; this is something I should have caught in editing, and I'll fix it now).
Isn't this part of the reviewer's job? We're given a good description of the work, and a recommendation, but where the latter comes from is unclear. This review, unlike others, doesn't highlight examples of good writing – or the lack of it. This doesn't mean we should assume it's bad, but it does make it harder to justify a purchase based on the review.
In fairness, in this case people can always start reading and see if the rest are worth buying, but I can understand Talon's point.
(It might also have been mentioned that you are on the committee which administers the Ursa Majors, though it is not a juried award; this is something I should have caught in editing, and I'll fix it now).