Review: Erinyes - A Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2012
Overall, it was another solid book by McElhaney. It was easy to read and a good page turner. However, it left me wishing there was more contained in the book, rather than wanting a sequel.I will not delve into what the book is about. The books description does a fine job doing this. Rather, I want to go into the two main things I liked and disliked about the book. I will actually start with the things I disliked:1:) Not enough side character development. There was a couple specific characters that I should have felt bad for at the end, but I didn't because I hardly knew them. The main character was well fleshed out, but it seemed like a whirl-wind getting to know all the other characters who were really only present for a few pages at a time. This is my only main "beef" with the book.2:) A bit too short. I know that it is not like the author to make large novels, which is partly why I often enjoy them. However, it felt like it could have been at least 50 pages longer. This is mostly due to the above dislike.The likes:1:) As always, the dialogue is well written. This is something I feel McElhaney does quiet well. His characters have a voice and tone, rather than just words. The main character is believable and likeable, and most of this comes from the well done dialogue.2:) The setting is something that I really enjoyed. The idea of Earth being saved now, but only having effect thousands of years later, as well as some of the technology (like the quantum telegraph, or being frozen for thousands of years).Overall, another solid book. However, it left me wanting rather than totally satisfied. I am not sure yet if that is a good thing or not, ultimately. But still, I would recommend it to anyone who likes sci-fi page turners.