Review: There's a snake in this garden
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
I received this in exchange for an honest review.The approach of this book completely blew me away and made me want to read it in the first place.  To challenge the original story of Adam and Eve and mix it with sci-fi.  It had all the makings of a wonderful story.Unfortunately, the premise is where the excitement ended.  The very beginning of it seemed like a movie script of sorts with all of the characters listed at the very beginning--extremely scientific in the breakdown.  Cool points for methodical but to a newbie or beginning reader of sci-fi, this can serve as intimidating even before one gets fully invested in the pages.There were plenty of failures in syntax: missing words, grammar and punctuation goofs all over the place.  It was hard to ignore them and my brain and eyes doing auto correct served to deter from the read.Another stumbling block was the pace of the narrative.  The telling of the back story put the pace at a tremendous sacrifice, along with the conflict.  Plus, just when I thought the ends would justify the means in terms of the ending, the conclusion fell massively short.In addition, there were way too many characters and situations to keep up with.  The author would have done better dividing this massive work into shorter books. This would have provided better ease in keeping up with the characters and caring about their plights.  However, in this composition, I failed to fully connect or care about their struggles.With further editing, a more simplistic breakdown of story, and lingering resolution, The Garden could shape up to be a wonderful go-to for that person who wants something out of the ordinary and a challenge to religious presentation.In its current form, it fails miserably.  The Garden will now join the list of other books where I shake my head and say, "I had such high hopes for you."