Matt McAvoy Book Review

To some extent the prose is drawn out and lingered upon and, in fairness, it would have refreshing to take the odd moment of respite from this in favour of a more creative storyline.  But, then, the point of this tale is not the story itself, which the author has unfortunately chosen to spread over three books – it serves more as a showcase for Alejandro’s detailed penmanship, which is undeniably quality.

I don’t want to give too much away by revealing that the author has chosen to split this book, and this part is only the first, but, be warned: “Rat Tunnels…” does, in my opinion, appear to break at a point where the story looks set to get going proper; it also, for a reason which doesn’t seem clear, changes confusingly into the present tense in the last few paragraphs.  I guess there may be an element of marketing in Alejandro’s mind here, but, from a reader’s perspective, personally I would have much preferred to see “Scorpions and Silk” (the saga’s subheading) novelized as a single book – I imagine it would be a very good one, and I think this author has a great deal of potential.

This is a great little novella, for what looks like it will shape into a very entertaining trilogy, and I recommend it highly if you want to productively kill a couple of hours.

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