Review: Compelling plot, but confusing and poorly edited
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
The author, Trey Copeland, has created two compelling worlds in this book, but the first third of the trilogy is confusing beyond belief. He doesn't pull those two worlds together until, literally, the final sentence of the book. I spent the entire book being jerked from one universe to another without the slightest idea what was going on in either -- buoyed up by the hope that the next chapter would be the one to make things clear.I'm writing this review because I think at least one reviewer should make it clear that the frustration factor is very high in this first installment. If you plan to read all three books, perhaps that's not a big concern. As for me, I feel strung along for an entire book.Another thing I don't see mentioned in the reviews is the lack of editing, in particular sound-alike words and common phrases the author simply gets wrong. The author has an extensive vocabulary, making it odd to see so many word choice and similar errors.For instance: "Then" used in place of than, "site" for sight, "strait" for straight, "mix words" for mince words, "withdraw" for withdrawal, "bi-product" for byproduct, "recluse" for reclusive, "discrete" for discreet, "change tact" for change tack, "alright" for all right (always 2 words, just like all wrong), "fruit-baring" for fruit-bearing, "teaming" for teeming & "deep seeded fear" for deep-seated fear. He also has problems with "illusive," "elusive" and "allusive."These are just SOME of the errors in the first 1/3 of the book. There are many, many more.