Review: Interesting Enough Read, But . . .
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
This is a difficult review for me.  The setting of the story is interesting and worthy.  The writing, while somewhat simplistic, was appropriate and easy-to-read.  The actions scenes were well-written.  The editing was satisfactory.So why couldn't I give it a higher rating?  It is in the marketing where it falls, in my opinion.  Sold as "Part One," the "book" is never-the-less too short and inconclusive to really grab me.  I didn't have time to invest in the characters, to really care about them.  Part One was almost over before I started, and there wasn't any sort of natural conclusion.I understand the author's strategy.  Get us to try Part One, then we'll be hooked for the next two parts.  However, if the next two parts are of equal depth and length as Part One, then together, you would have one somewhat short novel.  But you would also have paid $8.97 for that novel.  I might pay that much for a new book by one of my favorite authors, but I have never paid anywhere close to that for an indie author.  I think the most I have paid was $5.99 for an 800-page book.If I had been able to read the full novel, and since I paid $2.99 for Part One (which I guess I thought was still a stand-alone novel in its own right), I would happily have paid the same for the full thing, I think I would have been much more satisfied and would have been able to write a more comprehensive review.I have no issue with the author's wordsmithing nor the storyline, hence the three stars I did give it.  Given my feelings about the marketing and price, I could easily have given fewer stars, but I could see the potential in the full novel.  I believe the full novel probably would be a worthy read.(Edited:  After I wrote this, I saw that the full novel is offered at $4.99, so if a potential reader is interested in this book, that is probably the better route to take to purchase it.)(Edited #2:  I have read the full book now, and I had time to get involved with the characters and plot.  Given that the first book is free for US customers, I no longer have the criticism that I wrote above and have raised this a star level.  If you are not in the US and need to pay for this volume, skip that and buy the full book at $4.99 instead.  It is easily worth the price.)