Evil Whispers

Rating:
Summary: Story gets five stars, the writing gets two...
Review: With "Evil Whispers," it's quite evident that Owl Goingback has a great imagination, which he uses to take you on a fun and scary ride, but...
Maybe I'm just being anal-retentive here, but the writing itself comes across as very amateurish to me. There's nothing wrong with simple, straight-forward prose. Hell, I prefer it--that's why I'm such a Bentley Little fan. But the writing in "Evil Whispers" is just *too* simple for my tastes. Almost every sentence is written in the passive voice, and he repeats himself incessantly. Hell, RL Stine and Christopher Pike have slightly more sophisticated writing styles, and they write for kids. Also, he used bad grammar in many spots, as in "it didn't go too good..." bleh.
Still, if you want some quick, non-challenging reading, I'd recommend "Evil Whispers."