Review: Close, but did not do it for me
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
I had high hopes going in. I mean, a great title, and a solid background story.But, it tries to be a science fiction novel, and it isn't. It tries to be a funny police story, and it isn't. It,I guess, to be sincere I'm not sure, tries to be a fantasy/magic novel and it really isn't. It implies in the title and in several parts of the text that it takes place in paradise, but the description of the island is far from paradise, really far.Then I was left wondering when it took place. At first I thought it was a "present day" novel, because of the description of the science. But then it goes into meetings and regulations that took place in the 70's, and talks about the "Soviets". So, OK, a period piece. But, no, then it goes back to descriptions and tech that is modern, contemporary even, so, in short, I am confused as to when it's set on.In general, it is a good enough story, with good enough characters and good enough editing (I did find a couple of mistakes that made me back track to make sure it meant something other than what it said).I can't say I enjoyed it, but did read the whole thing. It may be worth a read, if nothing else is handy.