I finished my review of the second novel in this series with “There has to be a Book Three.” This is it, and I’m a touch disappointed. This book has all the trappings of a “potboiler,” a book in the middle of a series where the author is running on automatic, including all the things…
Month: September 2019
REVIEW
“Count the Rain” by Kathryn Lee Martin
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
Despite the flaws in this book, I enjoyed it, mainly because it has a good “feel” to it. The characters and the physical and social setting blend together to give a realistic gestalt that pulls you into the story. Which is a good thing, because this author is in need of all sorts of editing.…
REVIEW
“Absence 1: Whispers and Shadows” by J. B. Forsyth
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
I find this book difficult to review because while I really enjoyed the story, I found the writing frustrating. Let me explain. This is not a standalone book nor one of a series. It is a continuing serial laid out like a series of short stories with different main characters, all moving together through the same…
REVIEW
“Screamcatcher: Webworld” by Christy J. Breedlove
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
Yet another YA Fantasy where our heroes are torn from their everyday world and tossed into a nasty reality where they must survive or die. This novel is stark in its simplicity: four characters, a straight-line quest, most of the conflict against the nature of the land they end up in. The tension is fleshed…
REVIEW
“Across the Fourwinds” by Shane Trusz and Darryl Frayne
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
I don’t like to start a review with a negative, but the story begins with a problem, so here goes. This novel has a standard YA Fantasy plotline in which a pair of teenagers are transported into a magical world where they have extraordinary powers and must use them to save both worlds from…