Review: Don't Particularly Like the Serial Style Novel
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
I posted a previous review for episode one of this new series novel. The premise of this novel is that the characters are introduced and the action develops in episodes- similar to a t.v. drama. There will be a total of 13 episodes by the end, releasing between January and April.I was interested after episode one but was a little skeptical of how this would work. After all, this could end up being a very expensive novel after paying $2.99 for each episode.In the first episode, I thought the introduction of the characters was handled well, and the story was certainly left with a cliff hanger, leaving me wanting to read more.When I had the opportunity to review the next two episodes, I was eager to see if they continued to be an interesting story line.Unfortunately I was disappointed.Although the first episode was left as a cliff hanger, nothing is resolved in episode two- sorry for the spoiler. The same is true with a cliff hanger at the end of two. So, I'm left frustrated with no resolution and only more confusion.There is a tremendous cast of characters to keep up with. By the time I started the second episode, I had forgotten who was who. Thankfully there was a cast of characters listed at the beginning. It still is really confusing to jump back into an episode with a gap between. The episodes are so short that many avid readers will read them in one or two sittings, as I did. Then there is a gap of time- where you're probably reading something else- before you come back to it. It left me trying to remember who was doing what.I also really don't like so many story lines going on at once. It sort of works in t.v.- although I'm not a fan of an ongoing t.v. drama either. But in a novel, it's difficult to keep up with and makes the action choppy. The story just doesn't flow.I'm not really impressed with these, and I'm glad I didn't go ahead and buy the next few to see if I liked them. I give it 3 stars and a PG13 for content.Disclosure: I received a free copy of these books from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.