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World's End by Mark Chadbourn
3.0
Final verdict: 2 1/2 stars.
This one had potential but wasn't executed well. I picked it up based on the subject matter (the premise that the old Celtic gods were returning, and a post-apocalyptic world without technology), but there was too much going on, the characters weren't very likable, and certainly didn't come off as very smart. There was an awful lot of jumping around, location-wise, and the idea that most of the population of the country hadn't noticed the current events was entirely unrealistic. The plot could have been streamlined, and the writing could have been better.
All said, I am going to give the rest of the series a shot, recognizing that this is the first of a series and was written a while ago. But I fully admit this is one that I wanted to like, and not one that I actually did.
This one had potential but wasn't executed well. I picked it up based on the subject matter (the premise that the old Celtic gods were returning, and a post-apocalyptic world without technology), but there was too much going on, the characters weren't very likable, and certainly didn't come off as very smart. There was an awful lot of jumping around, location-wise, and the idea that most of the population of the country hadn't noticed the current events was entirely unrealistic. The plot could have been streamlined, and the writing could have been better.
All said, I am going to give the rest of the series a shot, recognizing that this is the first of a series and was written a while ago. But I fully admit this is one that I wanted to like, and not one that I actually did.