Review: Enjoyable book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2012
When lost in a world you aren't used to, it's a good idea to keep track of what you see, because it can come back to get you.  This, being a diary, has a unique way of describing atmosphere and tension between the main character and what is around him.  The character interaction is written in such a way that you can believe someone quickly jotted it down from memory and the occasional odd list of supplies or random thoughts on a subject make the diary experience all the more real.Having not yet read any other books by this author, I found that for the most part, this was a book that was easy to get in to and finished quickly.  I wasn't lost for lack of knowing anyone and after a very realistic semi-confusion that mirrored the main character's, I found myself quickly turning pages.  The various plot points might seem like nothing of too much importance at first, but when you continue on through each day, you realize how important everything can be.Descriptions of the world and the action within it are written in such a way that your mind can easily come up with a visual, but they do not plug up the plot.  I found that as I read things, my mind simply went with the flow, imagining things even if they weren't completely explained right away.  A swamp is a swamp, what makes these swamps unique are the creatures that are inside.Overall I enjoyed reading Diary of the Displaced and am very much looking forward to reading the rest of the books focused on these characters because by the end of this one I was wanting more.Note: Though this book was a free gift from the author, the content of my review was in no way influenced by the gifting. The book speaks for itself and my review would have been worded just this way even if I'd gone out and bought it. I also give bonus points for Text To Speech enabling on Kindle format.... but that also wasn't a factor in the above review.