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The Realms of the Dead: Crossfades and Bleedovers by William Todd Rose
4.0
THE REALMS OF THE DEAD is portrayed as a collection of two novellas; however, if I had read either as a stand alone novella, I would have been terribly disappointed. The first novella, "Crossfades" is missing the resolution to a plotline that doesn't get addressed until quite far into the second novella, "Bleedovers." In my opinion, this should be sold as a novel that has two parts, as many novels do.
In reading "Crossfades," I felt that I was reading an early effort on the part of the author. Part of this was surely due to the not only unresolved, but cut off without further reference, to what appeared to be an important character in the story. "Bleedovers" exhibits an improvement in storytelling on the part of the author.
THE REALMS OF THE DEAD does offer an interesting view of what happens to some souls after death. It also has elements that will appeal to readers who have at least a passing fascination with conspiracy theories, secret underground installations, and the like.
I didn't find this book to be particularly fast moving, and in some instances it was quite plodding, until I was more than half way through "Crossfades." Although "Bleedovers" offers a more horrifying tale, it too seems pedestrian until quite near the end.
Overall, the writing is quite good, but I did find that there were many errors indicative of having used a spell checker without benefit of an actual reader who would have caught those out of place words so correctly spelled.
I downloaded this book from NetGalley in exchange for a promised review.
In reading "Crossfades," I felt that I was reading an early effort on the part of the author. Part of this was surely due to the not only unresolved, but cut off without further reference, to what appeared to be an important character in the story. "Bleedovers" exhibits an improvement in storytelling on the part of the author.
THE REALMS OF THE DEAD does offer an interesting view of what happens to some souls after death. It also has elements that will appeal to readers who have at least a passing fascination with conspiracy theories, secret underground installations, and the like.
I didn't find this book to be particularly fast moving, and in some instances it was quite plodding, until I was more than half way through "Crossfades." Although "Bleedovers" offers a more horrifying tale, it too seems pedestrian until quite near the end.
Overall, the writing is quite good, but I did find that there were many errors indicative of having used a spell checker without benefit of an actual reader who would have caught those out of place words so correctly spelled.
I downloaded this book from NetGalley in exchange for a promised review.