[REVIEW] Parallel Visions – Cheryl Rainfield

Cheryl Rainfield
Parallel Visions
Rain and Sun Press (US: 20th November 2012)
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Read this in two evenings. Felt rather short. Would’ve liked to know more about the setting, other than the air quality. (Which country/province/state?) Would’ve liked the characters to be more layered. The bad guy is obvious from the start, and when Kate questions her visions it’s not believable because we all know what she’s “seeing” is real. Think the story could’ve done with more mystery.

I like the novel, but I don’t quite love it. It’s hard-hitting, which is the point, but the lack of subtlety makes it feel like the story is told and not shown. All that said, I’ll read anything Cheryl Rainfield writes, and I’m particularly looking forward to getting my mitts on Stained.

Happy Canada Day!

It’s July 1st, and you know what that means…Happy Canada Day! Here are some books by Canadian authors on my wishlist – perhaps they’re on yours, too:

R. J. ANDERSON Quicksilver
KELLEY ARMSTRONG Thirteen/13 Forbidden Omens Wild Justice Sea of Shadows
JES BATTIS Bleeding Out
MEGAN CREWE The Lives We Lost The Worlds We Make
SEAN CUMMINGS Poltergeeks Student Bodies
KATHLEEN PEACOCK Thornhill
CHERYL RAINFIELD Parallel Visions Stained
MICHELLE ROWEN Bloodlust Countdown
EVE SILVER Rush
AMANDA SUN Ink