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The Nosferatu Scroll (Chris Bronson #4)
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This was a really difficult decision giving 2 starts.
It's the only James Becker I've read, so maybe I'm missing something of the characters, but they don't seem well developed to me.
There are lots of reviews on Amazon and elsewhere that unfairly criticise the book - I don't have any problem with the plot or the content - I think my main problem is threefold:
1) It's too long. There is no need for this book to be more than 300 pages. Which leads me to...
2) IMHO it needed another edit. Either by Becker or an editor, but the whole flow and pacing needed to be controlled much better - especially in the earlier parts of the book. One aspect was bad enough that I've given it it's own number.
3) The dialogue. Mr Becker, perhaps you could read it aloud and then rewite it so that it sounds like actual people are talking.
I don't normally write reviews but I have this time because I'm disappointed. This could have, and should have been a 4 star read for me, and I think the only reason it isn't is that it's not finished.
It's the only James Becker I've read, so maybe I'm missing something of the characters, but they don't seem well developed to me.
There are lots of reviews on Amazon and elsewhere that unfairly criticise the book - I don't have any problem with the plot or the content - I think my main problem is threefold:
1) It's too long. There is no need for this book to be more than 300 pages. Which leads me to...
2) IMHO it needed another edit. Either by Becker or an editor, but the whole flow and pacing needed to be controlled much better - especially in the earlier parts of the book. One aspect was bad enough that I've given it it's own number.
3) The dialogue. Mr Becker, perhaps you could read it aloud and then rewite it so that it sounds like actual people are talking.
I don't normally write reviews but I have this time because I'm disappointed. This could have, and should have been a 4 star read for me, and I think the only reason it isn't is that it's not finished.
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January 16, 2012
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March 7, 2012
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March 20, 2012
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