Review: Great Start, All Downhill From There...
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
A mysterious, creepy island filled with dinosaurs, that might be the site of the Fountain of Youth. What's not to like about that? Set in 1511, the first chapter (or two) is terrific. I LOVED the "free sample" of this book.But once the story set in 1985 begins, it all goes downhill FAST. Except for the original character, Macuya*, everyone else was VERY unlikeable. From the nasty old billionaire (determined-of course-to live forever) to the wishy-washy "hero" paleontologist and his on/off again girlfriend, there was no one in this book that I liked enough to even care if they lived or got eaten by some horrible dinosaur. The story becomes a tired re-tread as they run endlessly thru the jungle (for a guy of 74, the billionaire is in great shape!!), chased by T-Rex's while looking for...whatever...you've seen it at the movies more than once.Sad to say, despite the great free sample, you should avoid this book.*Who though likeable, is living in abject poverty in a hovel in Puerto Rico. After 500 years on the planet, this guy has never found a marketable skill? Slacker.