Title: A Gathering Snowball of Disappointment
Review: The book starts out very well---as many novels do. I was tremendously excited and thought I was in for a great read. But about a third of the way through I began to detect serious warning signs of deterioration. The plot becomes labored, the situations redundant, the willing suspension of disbelief more difficult, the characters more cartoon-like. And those Grendels---after a while they're simply silly. I became bored. It kept getting worse until I finally, sadly, angrily threw the book in the trash.The book contains a fair number of errors a decent editor should have been able to catch.Rollins has considerable potential, I think, as demonstrated by the superb first part of the book---before the scene shifts to the ice island. Keep trying, buddy.Dog lovers will appreciate his marvelous descriptions of dogs' behavior and the love and respect he clearly feels for them. No wonder: Rollins is a veterinarian.
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