Review: Great Story, But . . .
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
This was a tough one for me to rate.  The story was good, the characters layered, but the writing was really heavy-handed.  At some points we go over events and story beats two or three times and I felt hit over the head with it, like the author didn't trust that the readers got it the first time around.  There were also rewind scenes, where we see the same event over again in a different characters perspective and that really slowed down the pacing.  There was also potential for a great climactic scene near the end between our hero and a rival (no spoilers, so I can't say more) but instead of experiencing it with Clun, it gets narrated by his two friends.  Bah!  Totally felt gypped with that one.  But the hero was awesome and swoon-worthy, which made the whole story worth reading.So, to sum up, I enjoyed the story and characters, but felt the style of writing was a tad lacking.  I will try another book by her, though, because I think the chops are there, just in need of development.