Review: Where was the Dark Earth connection?
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2011
The Dark Earth adventure of the first book was an interesting premise and one I looked forward to reading more about.  This book and Voices, both are advertised as part of the Dark Earth series.  My big question is why?  Dark Earth is definately not integral to the plot of this book or Voices.  It is barely mentioned.The books are written well enough, it's just a disappointing second and third offering when advertised as part of a series.  This book really fell short since Dark World was just mentioned and never really part of the plot.  The characters are not related to the initial father and daughter so the only real thread of unity should have been Dark Earth.The alternate world plays no part in the second or third book and as a result this book could have been written as just a futuristic cop drama with girls disappearing to another country instead of Dark Earth.  Why bother with Dark Earth if the alternate world is not a big part of the plot?The author created a real vehicle for an interesting series and then ignored the biggest plot point draw.  I wish the author would try again to really draw Dark Earth back into the plot as a real factor instead of an afterthought to make it part of this series.