Jennifer Claywood's Reviews > Waterborne

This book reads like a spy novel for young adult males. If you are part of that audience, you might enjoy this book. As an avid reader and writer, I did not enjoy this book. There was entirely too much exposition, too much telling instead of showing, and too many outlandish events that made it impossible for me to suspend my sense of disbelief. At times I often felt like this should be the second book in a series.

The book starts with 4 facts. These facts REALLY work to get you interested in the book. Unfortunately, there is too much exposition in the beginning of the book to really get the reader invested in the characters. So...brilliant premise, lousy execution. The criminals are dull and stupid.

There were too many times where the writing in this book seems forced. Too many times where the author has included something because it is suggested as something a book needs...like a count down, for instance.

Brilliant hook, lousy execution.