I’m always one to believe in second chances so just because I didn’t enjoy the first book I read by Drake Leigh, I decided that I would read her latest book to see if this one was any better.
I enjoyed this one, it was a little different to what I usually read which made it more interesting and it was a really nice story.
There was a big likeness to the Stargate films and TV programs in regards to the arches, but I really enjoyed them and I think the likeness actually helped me to picture what they were supposed to look like and what happens with them.
Like I said it was a nice story but again much like Cowboy Dreams I felt that the story could have been padded out a little bit with maybe some more depth and details of Lacey’s life during school and college giving some insight to her life before joining E.C.H.O.S
Although I enjoyed the story, there were errors littered throughout the book, many were simple words where they shouldn’t be and the wrong letters on a word creating a different word or missing words that I’m sure many authors have done. However, I feel things like that should be picked up by a proof-reader or at the very least an editor, especially for the amount there were. There were also inconsistencies with some parts of the story; when Lasair left Elen she was ten and 8 (18) but when mentioning the photos in the album of her, Dillon and Sheridan it said there were pictures of the 3 of them from when she was 16 to 22, also when she was asked to help them get into Elen someone said she had lived there for 16 years so would know the layout. There were also inconsistencies like when the prisoners were lead out onto the walls they had chains around their necks and arms and then all of a sudden Lasair was cutting through the ropes around their wrists and no mention of anything around their necks.
It’s a shame that these weren’t picked up before the book went to publish because although it is a nice story these inconsistencies and errors take away from the story and distract you from what’s going on. I’m no proof-reader but if I’m picking up on these as a reader then a proof-reader or an editor should have picked up on them, that is what they’re paid for after all.
It was quite a short story based on what I’m used to and only took me one day to read through it all and that included taking breaks for things like work and dinner. I think if the author were to provide more details to her stories they would be really good.
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