A review by fifilafif
Wake Unto Me by Lisa Cach

3.0

I had mixed feelings about this book. It was very slow paced for me. The first third of the book was good, but then it dragged until the last third of the story. [return][return]Additionally, the history was not my cup of tea. If you are a big history buff, you would like this book a lot. [return][return]My biggest problem with the book, however, was the author fell into the trap of what I call the "info dump." Catlin's discoveries of all major plot points occur through various info dumping methods. She'll read something in a book or Raphael says, "Come sit by the fire and I'll tell you what happened." Or some other non-interactive means of discovery. The first lesson of writing is to show, not tell. But this entire story is told instead of shown. Even the ending is a bunch of characters standing around explaining (info dumping). [return][return]If I were to write the timeline of the plot on paper, it would seem pretty interesting upon review, but the experience of reading it left much to be desired.[return][return]I'd say read it if you are hugely into history, but I wouldn't recommend it otherwise.