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A review by kelly_22
Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham
3.0
After reading so many amazing reviews for this book, I had high expectations and was looking forward to being swept away. Unfortunately, I was completely underwhelmed and frustrated but appreciative of the author’s story idea and intent.
The book had a great concept, albeit wordy execution. In places of high tension or action, the book is cluttered by its overly grandiose writing style. I felt as if Durham got a hold of a thesaurus and decided to pepper the book with obscure, unnecessary words that slowed the pacing of my reading down. I also found myself distracted by his many repetitive uses of these obscure words, to which I began counting how many times these words were used instead of paying attention to the scene at hand ("timbre", anyone?)
Additionally, the use of constant divine intervention/ Dues ex Machina was just as aggravating to me as the purple prose.
I really loved the concept of this book and loved the four main characters (the non-human ones), but it just felt bogged down with overt flowery language. I would've preferred it to have more back story, including when it came to the "hounds" and the main characters' history.
The book had a great concept, albeit wordy execution. In places of high tension or action, the book is cluttered by its overly grandiose writing style. I felt as if Durham got a hold of a thesaurus and decided to pepper the book with obscure, unnecessary words that slowed the pacing of my reading down. I also found myself distracted by his many repetitive uses of these obscure words, to which I began counting how many times these words were used instead of paying attention to the scene at hand ("timbre", anyone?)
Additionally, the use of constant divine intervention/ Dues ex Machina was just as aggravating to me as the purple prose.
I really loved the concept of this book and loved the four main characters (the non-human ones), but it just felt bogged down with overt flowery language. I would've preferred it to have more back story, including when it came to the "hounds" and the main characters' history.