Review: Failed Promise
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2012
I must say, I started out enjoying this book. The voice, the setting, the characters, the plot, everything was flowing along most enjoyably. But as I read through it, little things began to annoy me and detract from the reading experience. There were unnecessary details (such as the main character thinking of throwing his clothes over the rail and then deciding not to as he would have to bend over to pick them up downstairs). And there was the way the main character was laid up for over a day by simply falling down and hitting his head. Elsewhere, the main character is described as having a "muscled stomach", yet he is easily injured in his encounter with the heroine's father.The mystery of what happened in the house is quite intriguing. But there is no good explanation offered for why the main character keeps falling back in time.I have to tell you, my favorite parts of this book were the more incidental scenes of small town life. When the plot moves in, it is flawed and unbelievable. I gave up over 60% of the way through the book, having had the plausibility stretched to the breaking point.This book needs to be edited for content, which is a shame because it holds such promise. Oh, and the author needs to learn a little more about biology and psychology. The right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body. It is the center of the imagination and intuition. The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body and it is the center of rational thought.