A review by mazza57
Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind by Anne Charnock

2.0

This is, in my opinion, a really odd book. It is full of description but weak in storyline or plot. I had imagined It uses three time lines (1469, 2015, 2113) in a backwards / forwards style They have little connection in characters and there is minimal linking between them, In fact the book reads like three separate stories of 3 people who happen to like art.This utilisation of different time periods is the most overused writing device of the 21st century, if done well it can give depth to an othierwise ordinary read but it is done far from well in this instance.

I feel like the author has tried to pack as much as you can into the book with poor results. What is the point of all the Parthogenic issues - they add nothing - similar things can be said about all the hints at future technology. The whole book is full of description but lacks real content