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A review by g0rbash
Personal Effects: Dark Art by J.C. Hutchins, Jordan Weisman
5.0
Written very well, could hardly put it down at night. The ARG part of the novel was nice, though it didn't lend much to the story besides a visual, and sometimes auditory bonus. Hutchins' descriptions of the items were detailed enough that you didn't need the driver's license and copy of the painting and arrest records. The voice mail was also a nice touch, but will it still be around in 5 years when someone new comes to the book? The PixelVixen707 blog is a nice touch, brings a sort of reality to a fictional story.
Hutchins' does this thing where there are two paragraphs running at once, and where on is a constant run of words with no spaces. I found those sections to be a little hard to understand. While this style works better in an audio version of a story to incite tension and the dramatic, the effect is lost in print form.
The end leaves it open for more from Alex the art therapist and his time at The Brink, I'm sorry, Brinkvale Psychiatric Hospital, and I'd welcome them.
Hutchins' does this thing where there are two paragraphs running at once, and where on is a constant run of words with no spaces. I found those sections to be a little hard to understand. While this style works better in an audio version of a story to incite tension and the dramatic, the effect is lost in print form.
The end leaves it open for more from Alex the art therapist and his time at The Brink, I'm sorry, Brinkvale Psychiatric Hospital, and I'd welcome them.