Review: great idea badly executed.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2011
The premise of this novel is promising and in the hands of a skilled writer could say much about the world we live in as well as giving an exciting and mysterious story.Unfortunately it is let down by the quality of the writing. The characters feel like cardboard cutouts whose only purpose is to possess their powers, dialogue is clunky, and it takes ages for aything resembling plot to kick in.With the help of a great editor and some decent character development, this would be an excellent and thought provoking YA novel with wide appeal to adults as well, but sadly in its current incarnation it has unrealistic characters and is badly structured. It reads like a first draft from an imaginative writer who needs to work on the nuts and bolts of storytelling and character development. Worked up properly, it could be a wonderful read.Download the sample before you buy to avoid potential disappointment. I really wanted to like it, but it needs a good deal of work.