One very specific gripe

Listening to "From Pemberley to Greta Green" by Laraba Kendig. So far very good - unique story line, characterizations are true enough to canon while getting fleshed out for the story, Harry Frost is a great narrator

But if I hear the word "cogitated" one more time I am going to lose my mind. It is a very unique word which means it stands out noticeably when used. At this point it's like getting dunked in an ice bath - completely jarring and rips me right out of the story. So much so that I paused the book to come here and complain about it 😭

"Cogitated" brings to mind a deep consideration, which is distinctly applicable is some scenarios. But it's used so liberally in this book that it's lost all impact. It's like the author or editor hit ctrl+f and replaced every "thought" and "considered" with "cogitated". I remember an old literature teacher once telling me that when comes to diction, less is more. Better to simple, precise language than to risk drawing your reader from the actual story

Has anyone else noticed weird things in a book that just like pinches you every time you come across it?