A review by bookworm_630
The Far Dawn by Kevin Emerson

2.0

Okay, maybe it was just me, or the mood I was in while I was reading this, but I just could not get into this book! The plot seemed to get more and more ridiculous and far-fetched (and that's saying a LOT, as I really enjoyed the previous two books and the kids grew gills, for crying out loud!) and the ending stretched my ability to suspend my disbelief way too far. It was also predictable and I saw it coming from miles away. I kept saying to myself-no...it's too obvious, he wouldn't do that! But then, he did that. And to realize that after everything Owen, Lilly, Leech and the others had been through, only three and one-half weeks had passed from the beginning of the first book to the end of this one, I just couldn't wrap my mind around that. So, I could have done without this one and rather wish the series would have wrapped up in two. The writing was good, the characters were the ones we love from the first two books (and the ones we love to hate-I'm looking at you, Paul!), we learn more about what happened to the Atlanteans, and the action scenes turn the pages themselves, but it just wasn't my cup of tea (this week). Better luck next book!