Review: You too can pay $12 for this 5 part series, is there a part 6 for another $4?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2013
The characters in this book definitely aren't subtle.  Extreme is the word here, or you could use sledgehammer, which is another good word.A mad, narcisstic, scientist, Dr. Franklin Terzini, creates 2 genetically altered creatures.Creature #1, Eugene, is a strong, feline-like human, who is a murdering, angry psychopath.  He hates creature #2.  He is supposed to be emotionless, but he isn't.Creature #2, Gabriel, is an ultra-good looking, smart, kind-hearted, perfect human. He also was to be emotionless, but he isn't.Melissa, Gabriel's love interest, is a motherless nut job.  She wilingly goes out with Kevin, a boy who is cruel, gets his own way or makes you wish he did, and enjoys deflowering virgins and dropping them.  Kevin attacks her.  Then she stupidly allows him another chance at raping her because Gabriel didn't show up at the bonfire.  (In vivid, descriptive detail, she explains how awful Kevin is prior to ever going out with him.  *Confused cartoon head waggle*)Alexandra is ultra-beautiful, but gross.Daniella is Harvard smart; yet, she is also an idiot.  Based on nothing, she decides Kevin may have changed.  She urges Melissa to date the rapist.  (Seriously, did she believe he had been rehabilitated?)Gabriel is now going to Melissa's school, so Terzini can watch his creation in the field. (Ok, here is a zero sense thing that Dr. Franklin would not do.  He doesn't want Gabriel to interact with the kids, so why go there?  LOOKIE AT MY CREATURE, HE IS SMART AND GOOD LOOKING.  He isn't doing anything with Gabriel's immersion into school.  Don't get it.)Overall the story is well-written.But I do not like being presented with an incomplete book.  In a series, the stories should still be complete.  All authors should realize that readers become horribly peeved to be given an incomplete book.  Did Stephen King tear The Stand into 5 parts and sell it?  No, he did not.  For this reason, the book is being given a 3, because I have NO IDEA if this is any good.  I believe a teacher would give the work an incomplete.Poetic, flowery, overly-descriptive words were abundant.  Everything was described in minute detail.  I don't like it in Dean Koontz's books, and I don't like it here either.  Calling Edward Scissorhands, the authors need a good editor to remove the mind numbing fluff.  Heck, this could have allowed us to read the book in one part.  Oh wait, we don't want to do that.  The authors would never get $12 for one book.  Another star is removed for flowery language.With the exception of Gabriel, I hated all the characters, and he was even annoyingly perfect.  Melissa is still hoping to be the eternal victim.Conclusion, part 5 was $4.  Is there a part 6 to be offered for $5 in the near future?