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A review by adrienne_l
The Spore Queen by Debra Castaneda
3.0
2.5
Sigh. The Spore Queen started off promising. The setting, centered around an ancient forest, and the early perspectives of an ailing man living on its outskirts and beset by troubling visions, as well as the investigation of a reporter into a series of mysterious disappearances and illnesses in the forest was compelling and interesting. Sure, the writing was lacking in depth and nuance and the characters were uneven, but I was happy to keep turning pages. But then the mystery is revealed pretty early on and all sense of suspense went out the window for me, and the book just became a trek through the woods with tiresome people.
I plan on giving Castaneda's work another chance and will hope for better next time around.
Sigh. The Spore Queen started off promising. The setting, centered around an ancient forest, and the early perspectives of an ailing man living on its outskirts and beset by troubling visions, as well as the investigation of a reporter into a series of mysterious disappearances and illnesses in the forest was compelling and interesting. Sure, the writing was lacking in depth and nuance and the characters were uneven, but I was happy to keep turning pages. But then the mystery is revealed pretty early on and all sense of suspense went out the window for me, and the book just became a trek through the woods with tiresome people.
I plan on giving Castaneda's work another chance and will hope for better next time around.