Review: 3 & 1/2 Stars from Kota for Kota's Book Kollection
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
This is book 2 in the Nightmare series.  Book 1, the Nightmares of Caitlin Lockyer is told from Nathan’s point of view.  I have reviewed that here.  It is suggested you read that review before this one, that way i avoid sounding repetitive, but don't worry - there are no spoilers in it!Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller is told from Caitlin’s point of view.  Considering that, I had hoped that many of the questions that book 1 left me with would be answered in this story.  Some were, but many were not, at least not to the depth that I needed to understand.Again as with book 1, this story is violent, confronting, and compelling – maybe even more so than book 1, because you gain such a clearer understanding for the trauma Caitlin experienced.  This story also takes you a little further along than Book 1 – so you see some more closure.I will continue to say that Ms Carlton is a talented writer, she enables the reader to visualise her story, which is somewhat a disturbing ability in this case.  This story having been told a second time was still intense. Unfortunately, though I still struggled a little with the non-conventional style of story telling – it almost feels to me like there are frenetic thoughts that need to be put on a page, and that’s how it read.  This made it a little disjointed, and while i love the respect that is given to the readers ability to piece together the gaps - it just seems a bit too much like hard work for me.There are no real hearts and flowers moments in this book – it's quite frankly disturbing, in a really creative and engaging way.I am rating The Necessary Evil of Nathan Miller 3  hearts – this series is a good series, but one that i feel requires some more clarity and detail in the telling in order to take it the next level.[...]