Review: Story Line Grows As Pretentious Language Diminishes
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
I almost gave up on the first few chapters because of the overwhelming usage of four-syllable words when simpler words (alternating with selections from a thesaurus) would have been a better choice. The author has less need of impressing the reader with his language skills and more responsibility for inviting, enticing the reader into the world of his characters. As the story of Arabella's entanglement in the politics of vampire politics and human love progresses there are fewer distracting uses of "ten dollar" words, and the adventure becomes the primary aspect rather than the vocabulary lesson. For those readers who persevere past chapter 4 an intriguing glimpse into insanity in different guises awaits.