Review: Great Premise, Not So Great Finish
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2012
Arlene Webb did a smashing job on Splintered Energy. Fascinating premise. The characters are well-drawn. The writing is excellent.HOWEVER, I hate a cliff-hanger ending for a book. I'll have to find out what happens to Malcolm, Jade, Narcci, Damon, Caream, and the humans they enchant by reading reviews or something. Maybe if I can find a super markdown on the other books, I might want to read them. Here's the problem. I only have so much time for reading, so I'm unlikely to want to jump into another book in a series right away. My TBR is just too dang much. Please, authors, finish each book to a satisfactory ending. It will allow me to pick up the next book in a few months after the first book has faded in my memory.I think that the Damon/Caream sequences go on too long. Damon is so freaking annoying, I wish somebody would put a hundred bullets into Mr. Invincible. What an ass. If this was cut a lot, I think that there'd be plenty of room to have the colors get to know each other. Then they could all go in search of the missing colors.Confused about the color thing? Don't be. It's quite clear in the book and a very unique story.I'm waffling because of the cliffhanger thing. This could have been 4 stars for me.