Review: Good Weave of a tale.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2012
I was introduced to this author recently through the World Literary Cafe and found his book for free on Amazon.  The blurb about the book was decent, but I was not a fan of the cover. To me it didn't lead me to wonder anything other then what that particular door would have to do with the story. Deciding to take a leap of faith on Henry Simpson's book, I downloaded and read it.The plot line of the novel was excellent. During the first part of the book, you get quite a few characters all living separate lives in either California or Nevada. I spent time away from the book after hitting chapter 16 and couldn't help but wonder how these characters were all going to weave together in this tale.  If a book sticks with me while I am away from it then that tells me I'm really enjoying it. Mr. Simpson did a great job in executing the mystery and keeping you wondering who was going to come into the picture next and how their story was intertwined with the plot line that he envisioned for us.While the story was very strong - the weak point for me, and reason for the 4 star and not 5, was the depth of the characters. You got to know a few, Like Joey, Roman and Sandy, but the details were sketched over very quickly and I soon forgot anything particular about that character and in my mind had a very hard time picturing what they might look like. It was odd in a way to read a great book, but feel like I didn't know who the characters were.All in all, great story, very smooth writing and grammatical editing that was mostly on point.  I would most definitely read this author again.