Review: mixed bag
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2012
The first 20% of the book is a mess and is difficult to wade through. Ponderous is a good word for it. Ponderous dialog, ponderous descriptions of minutia that goes on for pages, where a paragraph would have sufficed. 25% of this book should be cut out and you would have a much better reading story. Mid book it settles down into a much better read, more concise dialog, less extravagant descriptions, interesting action. Perhaps the writer hit his stride, finally. To be honest, I almost stopped reading at the end of chapter one I was so frustrated, but the synopsis was so interesting, I had to see where it was going. I'm glad I stuck it out, it was worth it. Excellent story line. I'll buy the next one, as I must know where this goes, and pray the author learns brevity.3.5 stars for torturing me early on, 5 stars for a fascinating story