“Whisper of Crows,” by Jameson Hesse

FM's ratings:

1. Premise 5
2. Prose 2
3. Plot 4
4. Characters 3
5. Overall 4

Comments (optional - but try to keep it under 3000 words!)

This is the book we should have thought would result from "Independent Publishing" or "Indie" novels. The editing is pretty much non-existent - but very much needed. It's hard to understand the desire to be a novelist on the part of someone who has so little skill in actually writing. The spelling, grammar, syntax - absolutely everything an editor would be on the lookout for - are mangled on virtually every page. It's a "horror story" and it fits the bill, including many stereotypical tropes you would expect to find in such a trope-friendly genre. Beyond that - it's trash. The illogic applied throughout the story is mesmerizing. One thing often simply doesn't follow from the thing that came before. It's a mishmash of "horror" ideas pretending to be a novel, and we are shaking our heads in disbelief at every turn. Other than that - it's readable. I finished it without too much of a struggle which is more than I can say for a handful of novels have read by name authors. 



Here’s the December line-up!


"Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff..." by Christopher Moore [12-2-17]
"Santa Clawed," by Rita Mae Brown [12-9-17]
"Hark! The Herald Angel Screamed," by Mignon Ballard [12-16-17]
"When Elves Attack," by Tim Dorsey [12-23-17]
"The Alpine Christmas," by Mary Daheim [12-30-17]