Review: Good & Bad
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2013
GOOD:This novel covers a worldwide disaster, from the discovery of factors leading to it and through to the aftermath. Most focus is on Australia and the USA since the story's characters reside in those locations. The author presents those characters well; especially allowing the reader to get inside their heads, so to speak.The science behind the cataclysm is presented well. I can't vouch that it's all accurate,but at least it reads that way. So you can tell the author bothered to do some research.Action builds at a good pace, with some surprises here and there, but nothing that doesn't fit well into the story. Some might wish for more details of events in the USA, but as only 2 minor characters live there, it's understandable.BADIf this novel was proofread, the proofreader needs to be fired. The author, while able to tell a good story, apparently learned the English language while texting and writing online fan fiction without a beta reader.Commas are rarely used, so get ready to lose track of whose speaking and have trouble following some sentence structure. In fact, bits of sentences are dropped here and there (or the wrong wordd), forcing the reader to make out the meaning on their own.At least twice, a person whose not in a scene suddenly appears in it, not just in the background, but taking an action. One time the suddenly appearing character has already died.Finally, watch out for the author's repeated use the wrong word.