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Men of the Cave
by Marisette Burgess
Disclaimer: I recieved this book for free with the request that I provide a review.
I really struggled to read the first half of this book. The writing style struck me as odd in places, with numerous short sentences which, I think, could have read better had commas or some other form of punctuation be used. The books also suffers a bit from the "show don't tell" issue - things were being described to me (such as the restaurant Caracoles) but I was being told what it looked like as opposed to being shown it. The author also tended to use words that I thought a bit strange - they worked but there might be a better word to use.
Once you get about halfway through the book really picks up - the writing becomes less noticable as the plot picks up and by the last chapter if there were any oddities I failed to notice them.
There are religious references in this book and the author may take a beating from some quarters with part of her tale (the "one true God" being Chaos from Greek mythology ) which, judging from reactions of liberties taken in books such as Da Vinci Code, doesn't go down well with some religious factions. However, this part of the book is mentioned merely 'in passing' amd it certainly adds a different interpretation to the mythology presented.
The plot itself is intriguing, I wish the book were longer but the ending certainly encourages you to pick up the next in the series. For this reason I consider this book more of a place setter as opposed to playing any major plot role.
I would recomend this book to friends who have an interest in this genre. I will also look out for the next book in the series.
I really struggled to read the first half of this book. The writing style struck me as odd in places, with numerous short sentences which, I think, could have read better had commas or some other form of punctuation be used. The books also suffers a bit from the "show don't tell" issue - things were being described to me (such as the restaurant Caracoles) but I was being told what it looked like as opposed to being shown it. The author also tended to use words that I thought a bit strange - they worked but there might be a better word to use.
Once you get about halfway through the book really picks up - the writing becomes less noticable as the plot picks up and by the last chapter if there were any oddities I failed to notice them.
There are religious references in this book and the author may take a beating from some quarters with part of her tale (
The plot itself is intriguing, I wish the book were longer but the ending certainly encourages you to pick up the next in the series. For this reason I consider this book more of a place setter as opposed to playing any major plot role.
I would recomend this book to friends who have an interest in this genre. I will also look out for the next book in the series.