Four days later, and I can barely remember it. I recall that the hero is a librarian. I liked him—sorta. The StormMaster is a strange villain. He seemed vaguely powerless during the book—just nasty for no reason other than he was like that.

I fully expected to love this book. It had all the pieces. I guess it’s because the hero really is a nobody with little revealed character. It’s hard to get excited about a hero like that.

Full of nasty, unbelievable critters

The story is full of demonic beings which could simply be dismissed in the name of my Lord & Redeemer. No real threat. Most of the book is dark, horrible, and without much hope. Yet I have put it in that place in my mind for decent, fun reads. What does all of that mean? For a book with lots of spiritual power (healings and more) it’s just a 3.5 star book. It could have been so much more realistic.

Numbingly omnipresent tension is not a story

It’s close to reader abuse. Constant crisis becomes monotonous, hopeless, and you don’t get much of a chance to identify with the good guys. Many books today have no release, no good times. Constant tension does not make a good story. I suspect that’s why this one missed the mark for me.