Review: Spectacular! Full-length Mesmerizing Monster Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2013
The setting of this story is absolutely spectacular, and so perfect for this dinosaur monster mystery.  Crater Lake, Oregon - a quiet, quaint, remote National Park in which during recent seismic activity a monster of truly epic proportions has been released after languishing for millions of years underground.  It is an amphibious creature - huge, fast and hungry.Chief Park Ranger Henry Shore, at first discounts the gossip that a huge beast is prowling Crater Lake at night but when he finds the rubble of a tour boat and a few body parts later on of some hapless, homeless squatters, then observes an attack by the ancient nightmare himself, Henry realizes the lake and entire area has become a killing ground for the voracious creature.  Stonewalled by greedy politicians and his pandering boss, Henry and a handful of trusted associates make plans to hunt and destroy the dinosaur on their own.I did become distracted multiple times because of incorrect pronoun usage.  For example, "I'll send Redcrow back after he drops Dr. Harris and I off at headquarters." There were several other similar instances with two or three different pronouns, as well. Other than those occasional grammatical disruptions the story flowed smoothly.I really enjoyed this story.  The descriptive detail was such that I had no difficulty immersing into the story while the images played out in my imagination.  The characters were fully-fleshed out and recognizable as people we have all run across at one time or another - brave men, and pompous, opportunistic idiots.  This story definitely paints a picture featuring some of the best and some of the worst traits of mankind.  The action was spellbinding.  This was a very fast read for me mainly because I could not tear myself away for long and had to find out what would happen next.I received a free digital copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.Reviewed by Laurie-J