Review: 3 stars in hindsight
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
This is a strange review to write, not unlike EXTINCT itself.  If I had written this review while I was reading the novel I would have given it 5 stars without hesitating. I enjoyed every minute of the novel and Mr. Hamill seem(s)(ed) to be a Koontz in the making. I was having so much fun seeing what would happen next that it was was only after I finished did it sink in that there was a whole lot that made no sense whatever, things introduced as seemingly important and then dismissed, whole set pieces well crafted inside themselves but with no explanation or logical tie to the narrative (see sporting goods), and an ending that just defies explanation. If you like King and Koontz I would try this and see what you think. I certainly don't regret the ride.