Review: Amish + Space Travel = Originality + Unexpected
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
Overall, I'd say that this book has an appealing plot idea, but it is seriously underdeveloped.Jed is "likable" as a MC, yet his voice is told too much by the narrator for me to sync into his 'individual' perspective.I think that because this segment is 100% world building, the narrative was too heavy. Making it difficult to tell the difference between the author's voice and the "uniqueness" of Jed's thoughts.Although in all honesty, I've never been a fan of third person perspectives. I feel that they put a wall up between me (the reader) and the characters.I didn't care for the ending either. I supposed that the author was trying to go for a 'cliffhanger' ending. However, stopping a story (book) mid-scene is not a cliffhanger. Cliffhangers resolve the current stories plot/crisis and then starts a teaser for the next installment. This episode ended without any 'resolutions' at all. It just sort of stopped.I sat on the fence for a while trying to decide how many stars to give this book. In the end, I decided that three stars fit best. On Amazon three stars means "It was OK".Like I said above, the story "idea" is appealing. As a series it may blossom into a better read, but the writing style does not work for me.