Review: 3.5 stars; Promising Concept That Loses Steam As It Progresses
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
I started out really liking this book. I like dystopian fiction and the addition of psychic powers sounded interesting to me. (If the book had sustained that level of interest throughout i would have awarded this 4.5 stars.) Sadly, I found that as the story progressed my  interest waned and I found it myself feeling less-than-enthused at continuing through to the end.Once Michael arrived in Gulch the story took a turn for the worst. At first I was reminded a little of the Stephen King novel Wizard and Glass (Dark Tower IV) but soon that faded. What I was left with felt a little bit like I was reading Young Adult literature. Due to the violence in the story I'm sure that was not the author's intention. Additionally, the pacing was off. I felt that the story would focus on boring evens like the protagonist's love interest, and then gloss over potentially exciting events like the jailbreak. Even the climax lacked impact because of it's sudden resolution.This story could have befitted from a harsher editor. Someone to "trim the fat," if you will. I feel like that would help the pacing issue.That being said, this story does have some good parts. Fans of dytopian science fiction and readers who enjoy stories of psychic powers should find something to enjoy here. Casual readers might find the story hit-or-miss.