Review: 4.5 Stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2011
This book was previously reviewed at RedAdeptreviews.comPlot/story: 5 StarsI really enjoyed reading this first book in the Jason Dark series. The green mist that sucks life energy and moisture from people grabbed my attention and held me captive to the story from the very beginning. When that green mist turned into a minor demon seeking to gain power enough to release its "Father" from a metaphysical prison I was enthralled.Characters: 5 StarsInnumerable times throughout the book I felt as if I were reading a new version of Sherlock Holmes, one that was immersed in action and occult studies. Jason Dark was wonderfully depicted, as was Siu Lin. I could see that Siu Lin was probably being set up to be Dark's "Watson" sidekick in later books. Her knowledge of occidental mythos paired nicely with Dark's knowledge of western occult.Writing style: 3 StarsFor such a great story, the lack of dialog stuck out horribly. More than once, I felt like I was reading a silent movie. The descriptions were fantastic, but the almost complete lack of dialog really was bothersome. There were also a couple of odd adverb choices that threw me out of the story a bit.The scenes were well thought out, and the descriptions of London conveyed a wonderful "feel" to the whole book.Reviewer's Notes:1. I enjoyed this book immensely, and purchased the second book in the series to see if the dialog issue was prevalent there also. I am pleased to note that it was not a problem in the second book at all.2. This book was reviewed as given to Red Adept Reviews. After looking at the Amazon page, I did see that the book had been revised. I do not know what issues have been fixed in the revised edition.