Official Review: The Immortal Tree by Scott Devon

[evraealtana]

It's always frustrating whenever a novel is disjointed and seems half baked. I'm sorry you had to go through that. But thanks for your honest review.

You're welcome, and thank you for your kindness.

[evraealtana]

Appreciate the honest review. It's a shame though, that such a delicate idea couldn't be well moulded by the author.

I agree; I had high hopes for it initially, but it didn't quite turn out as one would wish. Thank you for reading

[evraealtana]

It is never easy to give antagonistic comments but if they are all true, many would appreciate the review you have done.

Thank you. Of course I would always prefer to give praise, but sometimes I just can't justify it... and this was one of those cases. Thank you for stopping by

[evraealtana]

Thank you for your honesty and for wading through what must have been a trying novel. The concept has been overdone, in my opinion. The serpent and the tree have been the underpinnings of many a poor concept.

I can definitely see that. This book was fraught with Christian "almost-references": the first woman was Lilith, but the first man was called James; the murderous son was called Khan instead of Cain; it was a serpent that guarded the tree, but he was benevolent (mostly); and so on. It felt like the book really wanted to recreate the story of the Garden of Eden but was afraid to infringe "Biblical copyright". Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

[evraealtana]

Anachronisms for no reason are so frustrating! Thank you for the review.

I agree! I kept wanting them to make sense in the end... Thanks for stopping by!

[evraealtana]

The anachronisms are definitely an issue here. While there are many instances where they can work, the story has to have a good reason for it, or it has to be incorporated naturally. It just seems like the author decided to slap a bunch of unrelated elements together to form the story. That sucks because I like this premise.

Yes, I felt the same way. It might have worked as a children's story, since many of them tied the story to elements that modern readers would understand - fancy dress, combat, self-defense, and so on. I can see a child needing some kind of familiar point of reference to make the mystical elements make more sense. But for a book that was so clearly not child-friendly, I'm not sure why they were included. Thank you so much for reading and for taking the time to offer your thoughts

[evraealtana]

Brilliant work with the review. The typographical and grammatical errors, plus the disconnected timeline are disconcerting.

Yes, my feelings exactly. Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to comment!

[evraealtana]

I have been reading dragon based novels frequently these days. Through the review, I feel like adding this book to my bookshelf.

I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by

[ShradhaSharma]

Very well written review! I can't wait to read this book.