My ReviewOverall: 3 out 5 Stars Cover: 1 out of 5 Disclaimer: My reviews are based on my own opinions. By no means will I ever discourage a reader to form their own opinions by reading the author's book. Do NOT contact me and complain about your review. I am and always will be brutally honest and expect my reviewers to be the same. I am going to be honest. My opinion of this book is going to be unpopular. I really don't understand why it's rated as high as it is. That cover alone didn't draw me in to wanting to read it.
While I found this story a unique and refreshingly dark tale of very real subjects many authors seem afraid to address nowadays, I was unimpressed overall. With claims of "fans of Supernatural and Constantine" liking this book, I expected much more action and less dragging. It bored me halfway through the book However, I did indeed finish it and found it entertaining. I liked the way one person saw Alec as one thing while another saw him differently. The series does intrigue me so I am thinking of picking it up. To begin, the first five chapters could've been omitted. There was way too much detail and not enough conflict. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of build-up but five chapters without an inciting incident is too much. We see a glimpse of Catalina's pain but Alec brushes it aside, ignoring his sister's obvious plight. You mean to tell me this is the first time the teacher saw it? That nothing was sent home even if the kids' dad was a drunken abuser? Alec saw nothing at home and everything was great until BAM....not realistic. Then there comes the arrest. No police officer worth their badge is going to arrest a kid without looking into the forensic evidence. Obviously something was wrong. They would take proper procedure and look into every aspect of the crime scene before even making an arrest. For example, the mom comes into the kids' bedroom and says nothing to the cops in her son's defense? I mean come on. They incarcerate Catalina, a rape victim? No. Not realistic. Add the lack of understanding just whose story we're supposed to be reading and I just couldn't take anymore. This is supposed to be from Alec's point of view, yet we see Buck's, Catalina's, the mom's, Sabrina's, Chaz's. For goodness sake, it got so confusing, I had to re-read a few parts. No reader should ever have to do this. Character development suffered greatly in my opinion and there were too many cliches. I mean, Sabrina just so happens to be named Sabrina and have otherworldly powers. The mother, whom we learn is on medication, just so happens to have the ability to see auras but she didn't get the least bit suspicious or make a move to protect her family? I don't think so. Finally, there's the lack of editing. An editor would've seen "their selves" and changed it to "themselves." The editor would have caught the boundless head-hopping and made the author at least settle on a point of view. This all being said, I liked the premise of the story and with a bit more care, I do believe it could've earned at least a four star review from me.
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AuthorMy name is Iona Caldwell. I'm the author of the British Occult Fiction, Beneath London's Fog set to be published by FyreSyde Publishing October 2019. When I'm not busy weaving worlds of the arcane and dark, I'm spending time out in nature. I love books. My biggest inspirations are H.P Lovecraft, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman and Edgar Allen Poe. I blog about many things but mostly everything bookish. Archives
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