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1.0 out of 5 stars
Why did I buy this book?, February 21, 2010
This review is from: The Dark Storm (Dark Storm Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)
Why did I buy this book? It popped up on my recommendations list, and I was interested by the storyline. I pay attention to the reviews, but there was only one 5 star and one 1 star and the 1 starred review seemed to say it just needed tighter editing. After buying the book and getting halfway through it, I came back to make sure that any future potential readers knew how really bad it is.
Yes, it needs more editing--like starting all over again. There are four or five different points of view going on--some of which don't seem to relate to each other. Halfway through the book when the author introduce two new witches and the head warlock out of the blue, I decided that was it. We already had demons, dark lords, vampires, werewolves, holy bishops, rogue hunters, Biblical battles, zombies, and some creatures that I'm not sure what they were, all running around talking about a potential future battle and trying to kill each other. At some point in the book, I assume the author is going to bring all these storylines and characters together, but I decided I didn't care.
The shame is that if she had taken just two or three of the characters and followed their story, it might have been a good book. I'm not sure that all the blame goes to the publishing company, I think the author deserves some of the blame also.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Weak Debut, June 10, 2010
This review is from: The Dark Storm (Dark Storm Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Dark Storm is the first of a brand new Paranormal Adventure series. I can hear you now..."Just what we need!" Now I've been pleasantly surprised by how many books in this genre I've enjoyed, particularly the ones heavy on adventure with less emphasis on romance. Unfortunately The Dark Storm is not one of them. Kris Greene uses a tried and true epic fantasy plot but transfers it to the modern world.
Gabriel is an ordinary college kid until one day he finds out he's a descendant of a long line of warriors sworn to protect the world from demonic army. A woman named De Mona Sanchez reveals all this to him and gives him a powerful ancient weapon in which to fight the demonic hordes. Ok, not much points for originality but I'll take a good re-hash over a lousy original story any day. The trouble is the Dark Storm isn't very good. The reader is deluged with plots, sub-plots, and a host of major and supporting characters--all crammed into a mere 320 pages. Greene was simply overly ambitious it seems.
There's too many ideas, too many overlapping concepts. Greene seemed to blast her entire clip hoping a few would hit their target, and very few do. As a result none of the characters are developed beyond typical stereotypes. The funny thing is that in heroic fantasy, you get almost no stand-alone novels these days...everything is a trilogy or more. But all of these urban/paranormal adventures are self-contained. They may be part of a series but they can all be read on their own. Greene has enough characters and plots for a trilogy but frankly needed an editor to rein her in a bit.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't waste your money, April 6, 2010
This review is from: The Dark Storm (Dark Storm Novel) (Mass Market Paperback)
I almost never write reviews, but I could not let anyone else waste their money on what has to be worst book I have had the misfortune to read in many years. The book starts out with a mishmash of religion and mythology which was obviously written by someone with no understanding of either. The characters are cardboard, the dialogue was all but unreadable. After literally forcing myself to read page after page of this mindless drivel I finally called it quits. I wish I would have kept my receipt so I could have gotten my money back but instead I did the one thing I have rarely had cause to do, tossed it into the trash where it belongs.
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