Review: Little character develpment and superficial relationships between characters
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2012
This book had elements that were right up my alley: coming of age, first person point of view, 1 main character, and an interesting storyline with super powers! Where it fails is the delivery, character development, and the relationships between the characters.  Everything is so superficial that you will find it lacking with no depth in any of the characters. Most if not all of the characters are 2 dimensional and you find yourself not caring much about them.Very dramatic things happen to the main character and his friends but there is barely any reaction from him or his so-called close friends.  Being ripped away from the only home he knew for 15 years (sure no problem), dropped into a completely different culture (okay), meeting his long lost relative that he thought dead (great), finding out he has to kill people to survive (I can do it), actually killing people for the first time (got it handled), close people dying around him or being betrayed multiple times (story must go on so I don't have time to bat an eyelash), etc. and etc. I'm being facetious but the point is the characters barely grow and none of these dramatic events even registers.  Even though it is in first person it's like reading what is happening devoid of emotions; you would think the main character would react with some sort of strong emotion.  All of this is a detriment because at a certain point you care less as to what happens to any of the characters.There were some action parts and that is pretty much the only thing going for this book.  Everything else is pretty much sub-par, including plot holes big enough to drive a tank through.  I think this is the Authors first book so hopefully he'll add more character development in the next installment or more action.The book is free though so the author should be commended for allowing readers a chance to see if this is their cup of tea.  It wasn't mine but it could be yours; happy reading to everyone!