Review: Moments of Rewarding Originality
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2012
Lots of the reviews for this prequel note the poor grammar, confusing use of words, and odd switches between formally elegant writing and awkward vernacular. Well, please note in the "Book Description" part of this Amazon page that Cameron Jace mentions that he has written previously under a different name. Working backwards from the reviews of previous books written under that different name we find "The Human Effect", by Akmal Shebl, who appears to be the real Cameron Jace. I could be wrong; I have no special knowledge here. But, look at the reviews for "The Human Effect". They all refer to an Egyptian author writing in English for the first time, who "gleefully mixes vernacular with formal prose... with a voice and style that set him apart from other novelists,... and that strange voice is intoxicating in its originality - and frustrating to those who are distracted by grammar and punctuation and spelling and phrasing errors." Sounds to me that what has frustrated many reviewers here is that same Akmal Shebl style. I'm willing to overlook that frustration because there are some moments of arresting originality here.As to this "Snow White, Blood Red", it seems to me that the prequel has served its purpose very well. I am very curious to see what our author produces, and very pleased to have found this as a Kindle freebie.