Review: Writer Seemed Unsure if to Write for Adults or Children
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
I initially bought the first book as it was free to see how I liked it before I committed to the whole series.  I found the stories for the most part interesting, but I was ready to be finished by the time I reached the end of the last book.  I did not find a whole lot of character growth throughout the books.  Claire pretty much has an idea of what she wants to do with her life and despite many challenges and trials she faces, she keeps to that path.  She doesn't grow a whole lot, remaining much the same as she started at the beginning of the series, so I guess there is consistency going for the story.  Several of the minor characters do grow/change as they revolve around Claire.It seemed the author tested adult waters with some subjects but then would jump into a more children's angle/reading style and as a result, major consequences to some actions that would have been interesting to come to a head never occurred such as the events that led to Claire to obtaining the Lightening Rifle, which she uses throughout 3.5 of the books.  There are some thoughts regarding that for a little bit, but then they completely disappear and all references to that event are dropped.I feel had the author picked either a more mature reading style or kept it younger, the stories would have been stronger, but with her bouncing back and forth she lost strength and unity and growth for the main character, Claire.