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A review by kevinweitzel44
The House of Power by Patrick Carman
4.0
I really enjoyed this book!
However, I have a few grievances.
Let's start positive though!
I love the characters and narration, it's told from a unique viewpoint and I really enjoyed the writing style. The character's were interesting and lovable and I enjoyed being on the journey with them. Along with that I loved the plot, counterplots, subplots, and different aspects that made the story more visual, it was really helpful for the storytelling.
Negatives:
There were quite a few grammatical errors that bother me due to my OCD and because I'm very upset when an editor misses it. They said Dr. Harding instead of Dr. Kincaid at one point TOTALLY throwing the story off and missed a few "ands", and "the's", etc. In the beginning of book 2 they say Edger instead of Edgar and refer to the book as Inversion instead of Rivers of Fire. Oh editor...
However, the story was very interesting, my only issue is also that I'd like to see it more in a young adult setting. The juvenile reading-level made the story almost TOO innocent, something this catastrophic would have more damage and bloodshed and death etc. The social classes and animals and whatnot would be more intense and I'd actually enjoy a bit more climatic action and intensity.
However, all in all a remarkably enjoyable read, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
However, I have a few grievances.
Let's start positive though!
I love the characters and narration, it's told from a unique viewpoint and I really enjoyed the writing style. The character's were interesting and lovable and I enjoyed being on the journey with them. Along with that I loved the plot, counterplots, subplots, and different aspects that made the story more visual, it was really helpful for the storytelling.
Negatives:
There were quite a few grammatical errors that bother me due to my OCD and because I'm very upset when an editor misses it. They said Dr. Harding instead of Dr. Kincaid at one point TOTALLY throwing the story off and missed a few "ands", and "the's", etc. In the beginning of book 2 they say Edger instead of Edgar and refer to the book as Inversion instead of Rivers of Fire. Oh editor...
However, the story was very interesting, my only issue is also that I'd like to see it more in a young adult setting. The juvenile reading-level made the story almost TOO innocent, something this catastrophic would have more damage and bloodshed and death etc. The social classes and animals and whatnot would be more intense and I'd actually enjoy a bit more climatic action and intensity.
However, all in all a remarkably enjoyable read, I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.