Review: The Fourth book in the ELE Series
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
It's been a few months since I've read the ELE series. Surviving ELE, I picked up because I wanted to read another great Dystopian Romance. I loved the initial premise of Project ELE and I really enjoyed the first three stories in the series.Surviving ELE is the fourth book in the ELE series. It took me awhile to get into the novel. I felt as though a lot of the story was told to me, not shown until the last quarter of the book. The authors work good together when it comes to action and suspense. When there are twists and turns in the series (and there are two big ones thrown at you near the middle and again end of the story), the book really moves along. I felt like Surviving ELE suffered in the first half of the book. It was well edited and clear but the writing didn't pull me in. The story felt slow until half-way through the book when suddenly it picked up speed like a freight train.I honestly felt like the book suffered in the beginning because of the pacing. I like the ELE series but I'd rather the authors spent a few more months reading through the book (not just editing words and phrases) but adding scenes and bringing up the level of intensity like it had been for the ending of the book. The first chapter sells the book - I didn't feel quite like the first chapter did that with Surviving ELE. The last chapter sells the next book - I did feel like the story at the end was progressing forward and I'd like to see what happens next. However, I'm not sure if I will pick up the fifth book when it's released or not yet.