Review: An interesting concept alone cannot carry an entire story
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2012
This book has gotten a lot of good reviews and I guess I can see why - it has a unique twist on the mystical and magical; turning unicorn horns into an other-dimension portal.  However, despite the intriguing premise the story falls very flat.  The writing is amateurish, even sophomoric.  Short, declarative, unimaginative sentences with a large dose of misused vocabulary terms, rough transitions and awkward dialogue.  I got the impression the author clicked "spell check" and then called it good, which is never enough for a decent editing job.  The writing was just too simplistic (and not in intense Hemingway-like simplicity but in the Junior High short of way) and the plot was never used to it's full potential.  There were many points of interest the author could have expounded on or used to create tension and suspense but instead just skimmed over, leaving the plot feeling superficial.  I suppose I should say that "for the price this is a good read" but I don't want to do that.  Even though it is a freebie (for which I am glad) I still wouldn't recommend it for any reader with the basic expectations of solid plot development, character development and writing talent.  It was merely a potentially good story with poor execution.