Review: Not the best Odd but good enough -- plot hints contained herein
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2012
First, the key positives right off the bat.1.  I liked the pricing and having a weekly additional chapter wasn't bad (I ended up buying all three at once).  Not sure why it was done that way but it's a great bridge for those of us anxiously awaiting the next Odd Thomas book.2.  Odd is back with Annamarie and Boo the dog.  If you're a fan, you're probably thoroughly enjoy this installment.  It starts where the last book left off, with Odd outside the the Wyvern military base and dealing with the remnanats of the nuclear terrorist threat.3.  Koontz does a nice job in developing the story plot.The rest of my comments are mildlly critical and the reasons I couldn't rate this one higher.1.  This is not really a paranormal story. It's an alien story.  Odd doesn't use his paranormal abilities at all in this one, except if you consider him seeing Boo every now and then.  No hint of Odd's abilities at all.2.  The main characters, Odd and Annamarie, are hardly developed at all.  Annamarie basically appears in the first installment, then does nothing but stay in her hotal room for the rest of the story. Huh?  What was the point of even having her here?  And we add very little to Odd in terms of development here.  It's okay but not particularly gratifiying.3.  The story involving extraterrestrial visitors is a little lame.  Enjoyable overall but I did cringe at several points.Bottom line:  if you're a huge Odd Thomas fan, you will find this at least tolerable.  If you are new to the character, don't start with this one!