Review: Entrapment?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
Recently I have read and reviewed "Mandy", of the same series. I thought, at the time, that "Mandy" was a well-written, cute short teaser, to lure us into the "The Ending" world. I was very disappointed to realize that "Carlos" is just another teaser, not as well written as "Mandy", but also promising a sequel when you finish the measly fifty pages that are offered. I feel this is pretty much cheating. It doesn't matter that "Carlos" was free. What does matter is that this type of writing absolves the authors of a serious effort towards continuity of the story, development of the plot and the characters. It is throwing small bits that do not even try ot make a small whole, but peter out with a vain promise that another installment will be more satisfying. It takes a better writer to grapple with a concept of "The Alexandria Quartet" on one hand, and serials like Sherlock Homes, or The Pickwick Papers were indeed sequential chapters produced by geniuses. Definitely not the case here! The writing may deserve more than two stars (though not much more), but it is my vote of protest. I hope it will be seconded by other readers.