Review of Obsidian Tomorrow
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Review of Obsidian Tomorrow
[Following is a volunteer review of "Obsidian Tomorrow" by Chad Wannamaker.]
Obsidian Tomorrow: The Storm by Chad Wannamaker is a book about five kidnapping victims (Jack, Maddy, Daniel, Fletcher, and Rafe), all disappearing under mysterious, unreal conditions. The book follows their thought process as they learn more about their captors’ motivations. Additionally, the story follows their friends and law enforcement as they try to piece together and make sense of what happened. Each character brings a unique perspective to the story, stoking the reader’s interest.
The book is multi-perspective, and each character reveals more information to the reader as the story progresses. From learning about the similarities between the kidnappings from the police officer to experiencing the worry of Jack’s friends, no character ever feels unnecessary. There is also a side plot with one of Jack’s friends that sets up a sequel, and I’m very curious to find out more about it.
At first, the characters blended into one another, failing to stand out or have any distinguishing character traits. Fortunately, this issue is resolved by the book’s halfway point, and soon each character becomes his or her own individual. This change is greatly aided by Wannamaker’s fantastic character and setting descriptions. His use of imagery immerses the reader in the story, making it delightfully easy to visualise.
The author has chosen to have capitalisation and word choice errors in this book. The sentence structure may come across as clunky, but it is understandable as a stylistic choice. However, the word choice errors sometimes stop a sentence from making sense. While a native English speaker might not have a hard time figuring out what the correct word ought to be, non-native speakers are likely to get confused and lost when these errors occur. Although the book is written in the third person, there were also problems with sudden changes from 1st person to 3rd person and vice versa in parts of the book that weren’t dialogue or character thoughts. Even if this was a stylistic choice, it impedes the book's readability.
The book’s premise is interesting, and Wannamaker uses suspense and foreshadowing to set the reader up for a sequel perfectly. However, the editing may lessen the intensity of certain suspense-filled moments in the book, spoiling the effect.
Overall, Obsidian Tomorrow: The Storm is an intriguing sci-fi with good imagery, suspense, and foreshadowing coming together to make a good story. I would rate it a 3 out of 5, and I would recommend it to fans of the sci-fi genre.
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Obsidian Tomorrow
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Obsidian Tomorrow: The Storm by Chad Wannamaker is a book about five kidnapping victims (Jack, Maddy, Daniel, Fletcher, and Rafe), all disappearing under mysterious, unreal conditions. The book follows their thought process as they learn more about their captors’ motivations. Additionally, the story follows their friends and law enforcement as they try to piece together and make sense of what happened. Each character brings a unique perspective to the story, stoking the reader’s interest.
The book is multi-perspective, and each character reveals more information to the reader as the story progresses. From learning about the similarities between the kidnappings from the police officer to experiencing the worry of Jack’s friends, no character ever feels unnecessary. There is also a side plot with one of Jack’s friends that sets up a sequel, and I’m very curious to find out more about it.
At first, the characters blended into one another, failing to stand out or have any distinguishing character traits. Fortunately, this issue is resolved by the book’s halfway point, and soon each character becomes his or her own individual. This change is greatly aided by Wannamaker’s fantastic character and setting descriptions. His use of imagery immerses the reader in the story, making it delightfully easy to visualise.
The author has chosen to have capitalisation and word choice errors in this book. The sentence structure may come across as clunky, but it is understandable as a stylistic choice. However, the word choice errors sometimes stop a sentence from making sense. While a native English speaker might not have a hard time figuring out what the correct word ought to be, non-native speakers are likely to get confused and lost when these errors occur. Although the book is written in the third person, there were also problems with sudden changes from 1st person to 3rd person and vice versa in parts of the book that weren’t dialogue or character thoughts. Even if this was a stylistic choice, it impedes the book's readability.
The book’s premise is interesting, and Wannamaker uses suspense and foreshadowing to set the reader up for a sequel perfectly. However, the editing may lessen the intensity of certain suspense-filled moments in the book, spoiling the effect.
Overall, Obsidian Tomorrow: The Storm is an intriguing sci-fi with good imagery, suspense, and foreshadowing coming together to make a good story. I would rate it a 3 out of 5, and I would recommend it to fans of the sci-fi genre.
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Obsidian Tomorrow
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