Review: the writing was good
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
The is a peek at a woman in a secure shelter after an apocalyptic event that has her alone and trying to plan a way to get to her daughter.The writing is good and fairly vivid.  The premise is interesting.  I find nothing wrong with preludes as a way to get to view author without an outlay of several dollars for a book.  For, in my estimation, if the prelude stinks - is not good advert or inducement for outlay of several dollars.Issues :The intro contained in work outlays a diary recovered.  However, there is no diary - nor is it told in fashion diary is told (first person) .  The story is a third person telling - so it seems, if this is a diary recount, there is a narrator who is not reading diary entries - but telling their version of what they read.  This narrator is never introduced as intrepreter or trnaslator of diary.  And translator would be stretch as the woman was in CO and spoke English.  Or, at least one must assume so as is never indicated otherwise.  If was in code and needed translating and narrator for that - such was also never established.  It would have served better to just say in intro "and this is her story" so we are not expecting journal entries or first person feel of attachment to character to only read some other "voice."  Or, better introduce how /why a diary was being told in third person narrative.I looked for book (feeling this was prelude or short to introduce story and character) of rest.  I found that the author is publishing a novel (if finishes) as chapters (or "episodes ").  Who buys books by the chapter?  At 3 bucks a pop - a 10 chapter book would be $30.  I would be hard pressed, especially in this economy, spending $30 bucks on an ACTUAL PHYSICAL book I could hold.  I certainly cannot comprehend anyone charging such money for something that required NO PAPER, NO INK, NO SHIPPING.  I cannot state this (at full length when complete) would be 10 chapters (it may be less - it could be more) - but I cannot see buying books on an installment plan such as this.  While I am sure many will, I can also state they are not people I know.  Too much risk to even start to get involved in such when the book could remain incomplete for years.  Or, perhaps even (due to some life event) never even finished.While novel approach to earning money for author by selling in episodes, consumer wise is not sound outlay over long haul (in my opinion) as so many authors to read - one could even forget about next installemnt as they wait and move on to another author who is offering same caliber story for far fewer dollars required.The editing was fairly good - there were some errors - but nothing horrible.Christine