Review: A very different experience
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2012
Full disclosure - I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book by the author.It has been a long while since I have read a book that surprised me. This book was nothing like I had expected, which was refreshing.The positives are that I found the book immediately engaging and really connected with the characters. The environment in which the book is set is very different from what I have come to expect in the novels that I read. It is easy to read and generally flows very well. The story line is engaging and highlights, I believe, the importance of relationships and the fact that loyalty is a very honourable human quality and is something perhaps that the we are losing in our modern world.As much as I enjoyed this book I would have to say that I was disappointed with the way that it ended and speed with which it did. I perhaps would have liked to have seen a more 'extended' conclusion and rounding off of the multiple threads of the storyline. It may have made the storyline a little more 'mainstream' but it is something that many people come to expect these days I believe. I felt that I still needed some closure with the characters I had followed throughout the book.Even with this in mind I am glad that I had the opportunity to read this book, as it would have been unlikely that I would have otherwise. I found the story and the characters really engaging in a very unique way that really piqued my interest. I would certainly recommend this book to others but would note that some, like me, may be a little disappointed in how it ends. A more robust end game would have certainly completed the experience for me.