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A review by judesamson
The Gates by Iain Rob Wright
1.0
Lol why even bother? The writer lets the reader know almost immediately that they can’t get invested in any character whatsoever and then proceeds to reinforce that repeatedly throughout the entire book. The reader has no one to root for, no one to care about, no one to connect with thanks either poor lazy writing or a writer thinking they’re going to be shockingly different. The book starts with action and then proceeds with the same action for the rest of the pages with no character development (which wouldn’t matter considering how fast he goes through them), no plot development, not even any backstory. It’s essentially just the same scene of group-fights-demon over and over just at a different location for a couple hundred pages. Even then, there’s no sense of urgency or heart pumping thrill. Every scene is so monotonous and pretty much identical that you could read the first few pages and the last few pages and still have a crystal clear understanding of the entire book. Also, this absolutely shouldn’t be a multi-part series. It could easily be a single book if written well but seems like the writer needs to hone their skills more and remember that quantity does not equal quality.