Review: Quite the Shock...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 21, 2012
...and I am not referring to the premise of an alternative history where Nazis occupy Canada. I am shocked because this was a Robert Conroy effort. From the incredibly poor cover to tenuous rationales to nonexistent character backstories ... this seemed like the author was on autopilot or he subbed it out a la James Patterson. I have enjoyed Conroy's 1945, 1942, and 1945: Inferno so had a hard time believing this came from the same man.As a Canadian it was disappointing based on the lack of geographic accuracy (though I did like the idea of tanks battling it out in the Niagara region), the stereotypical treatment (Canadian Club, Labatt's), and a complete cop-out on how Quebec would play into such a premise (no way would the Nazis avoid that Province given their experience in France with the formation of the Vichy government plus they could hint at some form of independence like they did with European countries like Ukraine). Quite frankly, Quebec should have been the pivot point and not Ontario. I did like that Leighton Goldie made it in and Fredenhall too for some alternative historical accuracy. But for all of the tank battles, submarine and plane duels, and even terrorism/fifth column action, the book was boring.It may be because this effort comes from Amazon publishing services and not the mainline publisher Conroy previously published under. I am by no means anti-self-publishing but there is an obvious quality issue on many levels in this book.