Review: Wish description had been clearer
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2013
I liked the premise of this one, and the protagonist. The angel was a little odd, primarily because of her dialogue. She mixes very formal speech with colloquialism in a way that just doesn't flow naturally. Basically, when the author wants to make the point that she's an angel, he gives her formal speech, and when he wants to write buddy banter, he gives her modern colloquial speech. It's too clearly about the author's intention for the scene, which leaves it sounding unnatural.The description left the expectation that it's a novel. It's really a collection of the author's previously published short stories, which I was immediately disappointed to learn. Although the author writes well, the stories feel hastily written and there's not much depth to them. The author sketches out a monster, hastily contrives a plan and kills the monster off quickly, not because the characters are running out of time, but because the author is. I wish he'd taken his time and let the stories play out more naturally.Speaking of monsters... what does this author have against the Irish?? He keeps taking beneficial beings from Irish culture and using them as monsters. Stop that! ;-)He does write well, though, and I'd like to see a longer work where he's not so rushed in the writing.