Review: Great writing, nice atmosphere, not that original
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
Gary writes prose very well, reminding me at times of some of the great wordsmiths in the genre, like Clive Barker.  And he did a great job of setting the atmosphere in this work, particularly the creepy old house on the coast where the troubles begin for our main character, and the overall feeling of paranoia experienced by the main character.  But the story just never quite grabbed me the way I had hoped, because it didn't really seem to bring anything original to the table.  As another reviewer mentioned, I just didn't feel the ending was plausible - there didn't seem to be much motivation for it to have gone that way.  Lastly, I felt that the whole "men are all lecherous pigs" angle was a little overdone - I got the point well before it was done being hammered home.All that said, I almost gave this a 4 just on the strength of the writing and the atmosphere, but in the end I just felt like the story wasn't quite enough to get it there.  I have read Gary's work before, and will definitely continue to do so, because his writing ability unleashed on a great story will be something to behold...