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A review by noranne
Exodus by Paul Antony Jones
2.0
I was not expecting this book to be so scary. I don't remember the first book being that way, but the first 60% of this one felt more like a horror book. Which is fine and all, but I don't read horror because it affects me too much. I get scared very easily and can't sleep or turn the lights out.
Sadly, the horror parts were the most interesting. The rest of the book feels low stakes and bland. It focuses more on action but the actions don't feel very compelling. Rhiannon is not a great character, and the random spattering of her POV is unnecessary and distracting.
The reveal at the end didn't have the impact I felt like the author thought it did. Maybe because of the first section, but I had a prediction of what was going to happen, and what did happen was much less interesting.
Plus there were a few editing errors that were distracting. In the worst case, there were two different versions of the same paragraph, missed during a rewrite at some point. I know the first book was self-published but this one was not, so the lack of professionalism was disappointing.
Overall, it was a fast read with some great horror elements. I will read the next one.
Sadly, the horror parts were the most interesting. The rest of the book feels low stakes and bland. It focuses more on action but the actions don't feel very compelling. Rhiannon is not a great character, and the random spattering of her POV is unnecessary and distracting.
The reveal at the end didn't have the impact I felt like the author thought it did. Maybe because of the first section, but I had a prediction of what was going to happen, and what did happen was much less interesting.
Plus there were a few editing errors that were distracting. In the worst case, there were two different versions of the same paragraph, missed during a rewrite at some point. I know the first book was self-published but this one was not, so the lack of professionalism was disappointing.
Overall, it was a fast read with some great horror elements. I will read the next one.