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336 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2015
'Descent' is the third and final novel in the 'Soul Keeper' trilogy, and yet I could not for the life of me give the novel a higher rating than a three star.
Ever since stumbling upon the first novel in the series, I was charmed by the idea of Greek gods and a destined love story to set things right between the wars Zeus and Prometheus waged against each other. But I've found that my interest and fascination with this story had slowly dwindled to a halt the further I ventured, reading, into the trilogy.
The number one thing that lowered my rating of this novel was its plot. A good plot means a good rating. However, the plot of this series began to morph I to yet another average story where yet another average main character ventures out to defeat the complication and bring about the average resolution. There was nothing that had me utterly enraptured or on the edge of my seat begging for more. I couldn't feel the tension or the drama which the author tried to concoct. I felt that the novel progressed at a snails pace and all the events that happened, occurred for not a particularly strong one. They happened because they had to fill the novel and create what happened in the end.
The other major reason was the execution of the novel. The writing was well done, but I cannot say anything other about it. I just didn't feel any sort of particular style with this novel nor did I feel that the prose and the dialogue between characters were particularly strong either. So many of the conversations these characters had bored me to death and wonder why the author included them. Dialogue is only included to convey important information regarding the plot. I just didn't get that from this novel.
Chemistry is also another sore point of mine. I didn't feel the romance between Nicolas, Marcus and Samantha. I didn't feel their passion, nor did I feel that they were well suited for each other. The boys were overly romantic to the point of snappiness. Their love wasn't believable. It was just a given. Fate forced them to fall in love with Sam and not because of any particular reason that Nicolas or Marcus graced upon their readers.
The resolution of the novel was also lacking. I didn't understand how it could have been wrapped up so neatly and with no further consequences. All the trouble Nicolas, Marcus and Samantha went to ought to have been for naught. All Nicholas had to do was one obvious, simple thing and the whole story resolved itself. The happily ever after just bored me. I wasn't happy with it. I didn't understand why the author had taken me on such a - sometimes tedious - journey, only to wrap things up so easily.
It took me a long time to finish this novel. I picked it up half a year ago in the belief that this was the series's saving grace. I read 39% then left it until now. The fact that there was nothing that made me want to return to this novel for half a year speaks for itself.
Congratulations to L. A. Starkey on publishing the third and final novel in the 'Soul Keeper' series!