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A review by poorcate
Thunder Road by Chadwick Ginther
4.0
This is one of those books where I wish I could give 1/2 stars. I liked it more than three stars but not quite four. Giving it four to support the local guy!
There were things I liked very much about Thunder Road. Being a Manitoban, it was great to read a novel (especially one that was gritty and cool) about my neck of the woods. Really liked the settings he chose and the way he wrote about them. Also really liked the plot and the main character, Ted. Will definitely read the second book when it comes out.
Liked the relationship between Ted and Tilda less. It felt a bit Bill and Sookie - Bill being in love with Sookie mostly because he drank her fairy blood, not because he was actually in love. Ted and Tilda felt like they were together because he was touched by the Nine Worlds and it was fated that he would father her child not because of any real connection. Couldn't really get behind the romance and why he cared so much about her, other than physical attraction. This wasn't a huge deal for me in terms of enjoying the book but it did lessen the overall impact. I do appreciate that Ginther took the sex scene to a mystical place rather than writing torrid prose!
And there were some nit-picky things that his editor should have caught.... won't go into them but I felt like when I came across them they took me out of the story. I'd be reading along and then I'd re-read the same sentence a few times and then head for the internet or a grammar guide to see if it was "correct." Just sort of interrupted the flow. This is most likely my problem and not the author's... have been doing mostly academic writing for the past few years and have trained myself to notice these things rather than just reading for pleasure. Overall, totally enjoyable.
There were things I liked very much about Thunder Road. Being a Manitoban, it was great to read a novel (especially one that was gritty and cool) about my neck of the woods. Really liked the settings he chose and the way he wrote about them. Also really liked the plot and the main character, Ted. Will definitely read the second book when it comes out.
Liked the relationship between Ted and Tilda less. It felt a bit Bill and Sookie - Bill being in love with Sookie mostly because he drank her fairy blood, not because he was actually in love. Ted and Tilda felt like they were together because he was touched by the Nine Worlds and it was fated that he would father her child not because of any real connection. Couldn't really get behind the romance and why he cared so much about her, other than physical attraction. This wasn't a huge deal for me in terms of enjoying the book but it did lessen the overall impact. I do appreciate that Ginther took the sex scene to a mystical place rather than writing torrid prose!
And there were some nit-picky things that his editor should have caught.... won't go into them but I felt like when I came across them they took me out of the story. I'd be reading along and then I'd re-read the same sentence a few times and then head for the internet or a grammar guide to see if it was "correct." Just sort of interrupted the flow. This is most likely my problem and not the author's... have been doing mostly academic writing for the past few years and have trained myself to notice these things rather than just reading for pleasure. Overall, totally enjoyable.