Review: Dexter Lite
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2012
I bought this ebook because from the premise it sounded a lot like one of my favorite literary creations, Dexter. The ShoTime series based on the books is equally as good. I love Dexter and I was hoping for a lot I guess when I picked this short book up. I would describe 'A Whisper' as Dexter lite, or what I would picture Dexter to be in high school.First off, I liked the characters. I though that each character, even the minor ones, I had a real sense of who they were. That is something that I feel is often missing in many ebooks, but 'Whisper' did deliver on this angle. I understood the draw that Adam had for Ellory- she is funky, hard, out spoken and does not take it from anyone. I liked her a lot- but then again she reminded me a lot of my high school self. Adam was equally fascinating for me. I mean even though he openly admits he is a monster, and believe me he could be, I got the sense that he was okay with that- until he met Ellory. There is an intense attraction there and it is believable. I mean, I remember what it is like to be in high school and see that one person that really gets you going. Perhaps that is the redeeming quality of this story- the believability of it all.On the down side, the story was not nearly as dark and disturbing that I felt it should have been. I mean, the series is 'The Sociopath Diaries' and I never felt that it was taken to the point of shock. Unlike, Dexter, there is no real reason as to why Adam is the way he is. Perhaps that is something that the author is holding back for future stories. The reader gets glimpses at Adam's life, there is nothing abnormal about his up bringing, no silver lining that explains all his thoughts.The ending is not really surprising considering how the story started. The ending is aprupt and kinda like - uh what? Ok, so now you are back and going to destroy all this? It did not really make sense in the grand story of things. Again, I think it was rushed, even the loop holes regarding Adam and Ellory's relationship are left hanging. I am assuming this was on purpose, but for the reader it is really frustrating.I may look into the next story in this series, but it is not something that I will be jumping up and down to get. The book was just okay.It was lite on blood, lite on intamacy and lite on story. 2.5 stars.