Review: Intrguing plot line, but failed to deliver enough to keep reading
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2013
Review:I got the chance to review this book as part of the Bewitching Blog Tours event. The title intrigued me and I decided to give it a chance. I can admit it was nothing like what I'd expected. The first scene of the book had nothing to do with the plot of the book. I spent the entire time trying to figure out why the author would open with that scene. I understand the relevance of trying to show what Mama Lona's Man is like, but it didn't fit with the overall story line.Another thing I noticed pretty soon into the book is that the author expects the reader to know more about the story than he's provided. I'm assuming he's meant to have the story be intriguing by leaving some secrets hidden, but the overall effect didn't come off very well. The story line is a good one. I love voodoo and zombies, yet the idea of a woman falling so quickly into love with a zombie really turned me off. Not because he was a zombie, but because the author goes into such detail on how dead-like the man is. It was kind of creepy.The story progressed awkwardly for me. There was no intrigue. The author provided the answers for each problem just shortly after it arrived, without allowing the reader time to adjust to the situation. The plot itself seemed a bit boring. We're thrown into a civil war, without knowing anything about the place that's being destroyed, and without any reason to care about the people who are causing such trouble. I also found the double agent scenes a bit out of reach. The author throws in random surprises, but it doesn't help build the story up. It rather just gives the reader too much coincidence.I struggled with finishing this book. It would be a great story, with a lot of rewriting and tightening of the plot, dialogue and character development.