Review by Ripley3131 -- Nightlord: Sunset by Garon Whited
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Review by Ripley3131 -- Nightlord: Sunset by Garon Whited
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Nightlord: Sunset" by Garon Whited.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Nightlord:Sunset, written by Garon Whited fits nicely into the science/fiction, fantasy, and adventure genres. This story is told in a first person style that is comfortable and familiar, as opposed to a more distant, and formal approach. With the opening of the book the reader quickly discovers that Eric, the main character, is telling the story via his personal journal entries. Each chapter opens with a journal entry date that, in turn, orients the reader to an actual sense of time in the story.
Right away, Eric's first major dilemma is that he has been transformed into a vampire, without his knowledge or consent. The journal entries continue to chronicle Eric's story as he learns to deal with his condition, as he educates himself from old manuscripts that he finds, and as his life takes a dramatic slant away from all he's ever known. The indisputable fact that he has become a vampire soon becomes the least of his problems.
The tale contains a lot of action scenes, a fair amount of comedy, and a very clearly presented sense of the book's world. Eric is intelligent, improvisational, humorous, and about as kind as a vampire can be. Often times, the reader can see him operating on a very instinctual level that speaks more to the nature of his personality than anything to do with his vampiric side, though being a vampire does tend to magnify this tendency. If Eric was an RPG, role playing game, character I would describe his moral leanings as chaotic/good. I will defer from saying anything more about the storyline, as it takes several unexpected twists that really need to be experienced first hand by the reader.
As far as reviewing this book, let me say that it is my opinion that the vampire theme has been done and overdone by so many authors that the genre has become oversaturated. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Garon Whited's book adds a fresh approach to an old legend.
There was a lot that I liked about this book, and many things that I loved about it. I liked the unusual storyline, found it to be refreshing. I liked how easily the book engaged me. There were many times that I was so immersed with it that I was surprised to find that hours had passed. I loved all of the characters, even the minor ones, and I especially loved Eric. I found the characters to be so life-like that they would practically walk off of the pages.
That being said, here's what I did not like about the book. I did not like that there were a large number of keystroke errors present from start to finish. These types of errors are the sort of thing that a computer's spell checking program won't catch. For instance, the use of the word my when it was supposed to be me, of instead of on, as rather than a, if as opposed to of, etc. It was still easy to tell what word the author had intended to use, but finding so many mistakes of this nature was distracting and slowed me down, because I was having to back track, re-read the sentence, and then determine what the author had meant to say, rather than go by what was actually written. Also, I found it annoying that Eric overused references to being a "bloodsucking fiend", and such the like. These types of references are okay, given Eric's sense of humor, but they were overused.
It pains me to say that as much as I desire to rate this book a 4 out of 4, I won't. It is the high volume of keystroke errors that keep it from being a perfect read. That is a shame. I give this book a 3 out 4 rating, and will be eagerly following the series.
Garon Whited's book really does hit a home run in almost every way. This book will appeal primarily to those that enjoy the vampire, fantasy, or adventure genres. My advice to the reader is to disregard the books foibles, because it is worth the read.
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3 out of 4 stars
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Nightlord:Sunset, written by Garon Whited fits nicely into the science/fiction, fantasy, and adventure genres. This story is told in a first person style that is comfortable and familiar, as opposed to a more distant, and formal approach. With the opening of the book the reader quickly discovers that Eric, the main character, is telling the story via his personal journal entries. Each chapter opens with a journal entry date that, in turn, orients the reader to an actual sense of time in the story.
Right away, Eric's first major dilemma is that he has been transformed into a vampire, without his knowledge or consent. The journal entries continue to chronicle Eric's story as he learns to deal with his condition, as he educates himself from old manuscripts that he finds, and as his life takes a dramatic slant away from all he's ever known. The indisputable fact that he has become a vampire soon becomes the least of his problems.
The tale contains a lot of action scenes, a fair amount of comedy, and a very clearly presented sense of the book's world. Eric is intelligent, improvisational, humorous, and about as kind as a vampire can be. Often times, the reader can see him operating on a very instinctual level that speaks more to the nature of his personality than anything to do with his vampiric side, though being a vampire does tend to magnify this tendency. If Eric was an RPG, role playing game, character I would describe his moral leanings as chaotic/good. I will defer from saying anything more about the storyline, as it takes several unexpected twists that really need to be experienced first hand by the reader.
As far as reviewing this book, let me say that it is my opinion that the vampire theme has been done and overdone by so many authors that the genre has become oversaturated. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Garon Whited's book adds a fresh approach to an old legend.
There was a lot that I liked about this book, and many things that I loved about it. I liked the unusual storyline, found it to be refreshing. I liked how easily the book engaged me. There were many times that I was so immersed with it that I was surprised to find that hours had passed. I loved all of the characters, even the minor ones, and I especially loved Eric. I found the characters to be so life-like that they would practically walk off of the pages.
That being said, here's what I did not like about the book. I did not like that there were a large number of keystroke errors present from start to finish. These types of errors are the sort of thing that a computer's spell checking program won't catch. For instance, the use of the word my when it was supposed to be me, of instead of on, as rather than a, if as opposed to of, etc. It was still easy to tell what word the author had intended to use, but finding so many mistakes of this nature was distracting and slowed me down, because I was having to back track, re-read the sentence, and then determine what the author had meant to say, rather than go by what was actually written. Also, I found it annoying that Eric overused references to being a "bloodsucking fiend", and such the like. These types of references are okay, given Eric's sense of humor, but they were overused.
It pains me to say that as much as I desire to rate this book a 4 out of 4, I won't. It is the high volume of keystroke errors that keep it from being a perfect read. That is a shame. I give this book a 3 out 4 rating, and will be eagerly following the series.
Garon Whited's book really does hit a home run in almost every way. This book will appeal primarily to those that enjoy the vampire, fantasy, or adventure genres. My advice to the reader is to disregard the books foibles, because it is worth the read.
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I'm glad you enjoyed this one. It was a little too all over the place for me, but to each his own. Thanks for the review.
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