Review: Well Developed and Interesting Plot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
The Dragonfly Door was an intriguing novel. Frank Mann had a difficult beginning, but through circumstances ended up as a fairly well-to-do young man living off of a trust fund. Not needing to work, he really had no goals and the loss of a serious girlfriend had sent him into a downward spiral of drinking when he noticed… a dragonfly looking at him.A dragonfly which in reality was a doorway created by two brothers through which they could travel through time. They used the door to try to correct a disaster that had befallen the world of the 22nd century. A virus was created that was destroying all plant life on the planet. They needed to collect a sample of the original virus from the 21st century to create an antidote. So they travelled back in time. Only now something had gone wrong.What did the dragonfly have to do with Frank Mann? The dragonfly came looking for him. Somehow, the dragonfly door knew that he was the key to fixing the problem.The Dragonfly Door was a unique take on a time travel story. Told from several points of view, it was a little confusing at times. When told from Frank’s perspective, it was told in first person point of view in present tense. When told from other people’s point of view it was written in third person point of view and mostly written in past tense, although the sentences sometimes slipped between past and present tense, sometimes in mid-sentence.I liked the plot. I was well-developed and interesting. There were enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. I do wonder though if it would really be possible to actually measure if the timeline was being altered if sometime did travel back in time. The author may have figured out the only way to actually be able to objective compare the two timelines (if they could be observed in reality).The characters were ones that you could care about. There were some very nice heart-warming things that happened in the story (can’t tell you – spoiler) and a bit of clean romance.If you like the science fiction/fantasy genres, I’m sure you’ll enjoy The Dragonfly Door. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.I received this book from the author via Author Alliance in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive review was not required. All thoughts are my own.This review was first published on the Author Alliance Network at [...]