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Each chapter is a thread. Each thread is a different color and texture. As I read I kept waiting for the threads to come together and make a tapestry. Problem is ... about half way through the book I got tired of waiting.
Admittedly, this isn't my usual taste in books, so I think that I might be missing something. The characters were interesting enough and the elements of plot are interesting enough to keep one invested in the novel's outcome. Moongirl and Harrow are twisted enough to provide some tension within the text as you wait to see what they're going to do to our heroes, and later, once you figure it out, Moongirl's unfortunate daughter.
There are plenty of characters, very good and very bad, running through the novel. There's some too convenient twists that dovetail the plot very neatly and that ultimately lead to a very pat ending in which everyone lives happily ever after. Amy Redwing is one of the more interesting characters with A Past. Her would-be boyfriend, Brian, has a secret, too. It takes quite a bit of the novel to get to the revelations and when they come they are more and less than what was expected.
A bit of a love song to Golden Retrievers, there's a lot included about the excellence of the breed and the nobility of dogs in general. The book feels light, not unfinished, just insubstantial. It never feels as if we delve very deeply into the psyche of our characters. The vicious Moongirl is especially superficial. Despite the back story that we do receive, it never seems that we really get to know the characters. I can't say that I'll pick up another Dean Koontz based on this novel, but I'm sure it's a better read for already established Koontz fans.
Admittedly, this isn't my usual taste in books, so I think that I might be missing something. The characters were interesting enough and the elements of plot are interesting enough to keep one invested in the novel's outcome. Moongirl and Harrow are twisted enough to provide some tension within the text as you wait to see what they're going to do to our heroes, and later, once you figure it out, Moongirl's unfortunate daughter.
There are plenty of characters, very good and very bad, running through the novel. There's some too convenient twists that dovetail the plot very neatly and that ultimately lead to a very pat ending in which everyone lives happily ever after. Amy Redwing is one of the more interesting characters with A Past. Her would-be boyfriend, Brian, has a secret, too. It takes quite a bit of the novel to get to the revelations and when they come they are more and less than what was expected.
A bit of a love song to Golden Retrievers, there's a lot included about the excellence of the breed and the nobility of dogs in general. The book feels light, not unfinished, just insubstantial. It never feels as if we delve very deeply into the psyche of our characters. The vicious Moongirl is especially superficial. Despite the back story that we do receive, it never seems that we really get to know the characters. I can't say that I'll pick up another Dean Koontz based on this novel, but I'm sure it's a better read for already established Koontz fans.
