Review: Start This If You Want to Be Up All Night
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
...Because once you start reading, it's utterly addictive.This series happens to be on sale right now, but I assure you that if you miss the sale price, yes, it IS worth picking it up at full price! Here are some of the positives:~ Each book was written with it's own characters and it's own complete story. But characters I recognized, like Walt or the kid who befriended the alien (I forget his name) popped up in later books, after I thought their stories were told. Not so often that I got tired of them, just often enough that it was a pleasant surprise. "Oh, there you are again!" For instance, Walt was the main character in the first book, but he appeared briefly - and unexpectedly -  in both 2 and 3. It was a charming, fun writer's "trick" that I haven't seen before.~ As the books go on, the aliens' side of the story of the story is revealed and the reader's opinion starts to shift from that "HATE ALIENS!" mindset that Robertson so carefully created.~ I didn't get snagged by lousy grammar and typos (those of you who complained about this, maybe you downloaded an early version?). I Love this, because ebooks littered with typos are distracting, and I've abandoned books that are full of them. A minor thing to some, but it matters to me.Negatives? Hmm, nothing comes to mind.One last thing: Book 4 does NOT fit with the series, though it's a great read on it's own. Read my review for the details.