Review: Dislocated is a Disappointment
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
I agreed to review this novella and received it free of charge. I agreed to read it because it was recommended by a Christian writer. I was surprised to see the use of God's name in vain and other profanity. Maybe I'm mistaken that the genre is Christian thriller. I've met writers who rationalize that they have to use profanity to get their message across, to make their characters real. Not so. Award winning thriller writer Steven James creates excellent evil and realistic plots without the use of profanity.Dislocated is a good start for a new author. I would suggest some editing, some fine-tuning and another look at what he wants to accomplish as a writer. I would also suggest no tricking readers by suggesting we buy the next book for an ending--the equivalent of querying an editor or agent and suggesting they read a manuscript in its entirety to find out who killed the bad guy. That doesn't work to anyone's advantage. And I'm not sure Dislocated works to this new author's advantage either.