In the Mood (Millennium Quartet)

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Summary: Good Story, Bad Writing
Review: Although I think Grant is extremely creative and is onto something with the Millenium series, I was rather disappointed with the end result. I've read books one and two of the series and felt so much more could have been done with the story.

First and foremost, Grant uses refrains to the point of abusing them. It almost seemed as though he had some space to fill in so just kept repeating himself. They're found throughout pages, sections, chapters and the books themselves.

Second, Grant also overuses cliches. There are moments when the books are so trite they almost made me lose my lunch.

Finally, refrains and cliches aside, Grant's writing style itself is terribly repetitive. There were some pages where he uses the same word two or three times in one sentence. Bad writing or bad editing, I don't know. Either way, after several hundred pages it became irritating.

The writing style is so elementary that the story is simply not enjoyable for the more sophisticated reader. It's very sad because it had so much potential. Rarely do I not finish a book or a series. Unfortunately, this is one of those occasions. I have books three and four, but I'm afraid they'll be gathering dust on my shelves. Just another case of a potentially good book made bad by poor writing and editing.

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Summary: It Is In The Wind
Review: In The Mood is the second book in the series of the Four Horseman of the Apocalpse. It is a well thought out, heavy character driven book. The whole theme for this series is interesting and original. I have highly enjoyed the first book and was unsure if the second book would do it justice. I was very pleased with the style of the second book and believed that it really outdid the first one. If you like novels based on the end of the world then this book is the one for you. I highly recommend purchasing the complete set.

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Summary: In the Mood for a good read? Look no further.
Review: Slowly the pieces fall into place as the end of the world seems to grow nearer. The confusing events of Symphony make a little more sense when placed into context with this volume (the second in the series of four books), but that is to be expected. Grant keeps the "answers" vague so the next volume is required reading. Like your horror applied with a puff of clammy air on the back of your neck instead of blood splattered in your eyes, then sit back and enjoy the old fashioned chills my friends. I did. Highly recommended.