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sthrnwriter's review against another edition
2.0
Pete Farrell comes across a relic from another time. This find would change his life forever. However, in a state of curiosity, he inadvertently awakens a great evil. One that believes Pete is the key to their rise to power. In a struggle to find himself, he follows their lead. Whether it be by fate or accident, Pete Farrell aided in the an ultimate change descended upon the world.
A synopsis alone makes this a promising read. However, I can't begin to say how much it isn't. Truth is, I couldn't get passed various rookie mistakes to get to the core of this novel. The protagonist, Pete Farrell, is suppose to be a 20-year-old college student. But within the first few pages of the novel, it felt more like he was a kid getting in to mischief with his buddies during summer break. I know not all guys in their 20s are the most mature but there are just some things that set them apart from boys half their age. Then there's the villain. He doesn't appear much of a villain. You don't get any sense of deception at all. The first introduction is more like Elliott meeting E.T. for the first time. The scene appeared more innocent than it should have been (in my opinion, that is).
While character and plot development needs improvement, so do the fundamentals. The dialogue contained more commas in it than it should. I mean there is such things as periods and question marks. Not to mention the whole novel is in present tense. A bit hard to master without the book sounding like one long boring narrative. This one was not among the greats, sorry to say. And all of this is after a few rounds of editing. I would hate to know what the rough drafts looked like. Dawn of the Shadow is the first in a series. All I can say is I hope future novels from author Peter Kelly are better than the first.
A synopsis alone makes this a promising read. However, I can't begin to say how much it isn't. Truth is, I couldn't get passed various rookie mistakes to get to the core of this novel. The protagonist, Pete Farrell, is suppose to be a 20-year-old college student. But within the first few pages of the novel, it felt more like he was a kid getting in to mischief with his buddies during summer break. I know not all guys in their 20s are the most mature but there are just some things that set them apart from boys half their age. Then there's the villain. He doesn't appear much of a villain. You don't get any sense of deception at all. The first introduction is more like Elliott meeting E.T. for the first time. The scene appeared more innocent than it should have been (in my opinion, that is).
While character and plot development needs improvement, so do the fundamentals. The dialogue contained more commas in it than it should. I mean there is such things as periods and question marks. Not to mention the whole novel is in present tense. A bit hard to master without the book sounding like one long boring narrative. This one was not among the greats, sorry to say. And all of this is after a few rounds of editing. I would hate to know what the rough drafts looked like. Dawn of the Shadow is the first in a series. All I can say is I hope future novels from author Peter Kelly are better than the first.
ulharper1's review against another edition
3.0
This is the beginning of the tale. Pete is the total normal guy who runs into some pretty wicked technology that transforms him into something wholly different. Now he can run, see, and basically do everything that would make him way more sexually appealing. So now he has a shot at the woman he's been trying to get at for a few years now. Persistence is important.
The tone is light at heart. You're not going to be crushed by any waves of emotion in this super hero novel, but it's not about that. To me, the process of this story is completely old school, I assume, because I wasn't around in the old school. It's traditional. The shadow is nothing like some of the anti-heroes you might find today. The Shadow is more like Peter Parker in the 1970's Spider-man or Sam Witwicky with super powers.
While reading it I pictured it as a comic book because that's how it reads. This could easily be a graphic novel.
You can get this in print however I read it on my kindle. I would suggest this in paperback. The electronic version doesn't translate well.
The author knows this genre well, maybe a little too well. In some ways it hurt the story. I always felt The Shadow was going to succeed. I didn't have a reason to truly feel on the edge of my seat.
This is fun. Give it a shot.
The tone is light at heart. You're not going to be crushed by any waves of emotion in this super hero novel, but it's not about that. To me, the process of this story is completely old school, I assume, because I wasn't around in the old school. It's traditional. The shadow is nothing like some of the anti-heroes you might find today. The Shadow is more like Peter Parker in the 1970's Spider-man or Sam Witwicky with super powers.
While reading it I pictured it as a comic book because that's how it reads. This could easily be a graphic novel.
You can get this in print however I read it on my kindle. I would suggest this in paperback. The electronic version doesn't translate well.
The author knows this genre well, maybe a little too well. In some ways it hurt the story. I always felt The Shadow was going to succeed. I didn't have a reason to truly feel on the edge of my seat.
This is fun. Give it a shot.
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