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A review by jacobsite
Southernmost by Silas House
2.0
1.5/5 Stars
This book may be one of the biggest disappointments I've had in any form of media in a long time. The premise and positive reception of the book really had me excited, but the final product ends up very lacking story-wise. The story, while I agree with the base message in every way, is steeped in melodrama and almost hits the point of parody at times, especially when it comes to the decision making of the characters. It also doesn't help that the protagonist Asher is not someone that I found myself wanting to support or root for in anyway. However, the biggest sin Southernmost commits is abhorrent pacing. Everything moves at a breakneck pace with little room to develop, which result in leaps in logic that are simply not realistic. If I can give Southernmost any credit, I will say that I got sucked into the book very easily and finished it quickly, and that the book was very engaging.
Overall, the premise is something that I would love to see fleshed out and executed well, but Southernmost is not that. Instead, it is a badly paced and melodramatic piece that meant well but fell very short of the mark.
This book may be one of the biggest disappointments I've had in any form of media in a long time. The premise and positive reception of the book really had me excited, but the final product ends up very lacking story-wise. The story, while I agree with the base message in every way, is steeped in melodrama and almost hits the point of parody at times, especially when it comes to the decision making of the characters. It also doesn't help that the protagonist Asher is not someone that I found myself wanting to support or root for in anyway. However, the biggest sin Southernmost commits is abhorrent pacing. Everything moves at a breakneck pace with little room to develop, which result in leaps in logic that are simply not realistic. If I can give Southernmost any credit, I will say that I got sucked into the book very easily and finished it quickly, and that the book was very engaging.
Overall, the premise is something that I would love to see fleshed out and executed well, but Southernmost is not that. Instead, it is a badly paced and melodramatic piece that meant well but fell very short of the mark.