I know I’m not the target market for this, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
The drawbacks for me are
- the clear plot holes, which I’m sorry I didn’t list as I encountered them, especially as he seems to create solutions for so many other holes as he needs them - how many religious enforcement groups can one society need!
- the never ending escape down the river which then ends so abruptly
- the ease of overcoming obstacles such as breaking into a high security orphanage
- the abandonment of the Relf narrative once the kids got on the flood.
But I love how he develops his characters on the fly, allowing the reader to grow with them. Saying that I’m not sure he understands girls as much as perhaps he should, but his Alice is certainly interesting.
I’m sure he has plans for the Witch Malcolm briefly encounters and what was going on with that Giant with the trident‽