Review: Great dark fantasy!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
This is a collection of the first five serial installments of Shadow Spinner. A collection is easier for me than continued individual serials, though I enjoy the excitement of waiting for a new part to come out and having to wait to find out what will happen next.On the collection, itself, the author has put together a story that pulls the reader in. He writes in such a way as to convince the reader of the darkness surrounding Tiberius. Two of the three main characters are believable and likeable, but I find the mom hard to grasp. I imagine more will come about that explains her behavior, but for now I would like to see her be more a part in the story, not just background. I've become attached to Tiberius. The mysterious occurrences are discreet and believably laid out, building as we go. We're given just enough information to want to know more and to question if the explanation is mundane or if there's really something else going on here. The settings and events are well fleshed out, so the reader is able to create a mental image of what's happening, to remember the story as a picture even when they've put the book down.I'm looking forward to letting my son read this when I've collected it in full.