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Title: A disappointing debut novel
Review: After fighting my way through Martin Sketchley's first novel, I can't say I'll be racing to read any of his later offerings. The story definitely showed promise and there were some interesting characters, props and settings but these parts were not woven together into a cohesive whole. The writer spent too long on irrelevant details but then glossed over important material directly relating to the main character's progress and motivations. The reader was expected to simply accept too many key elements that were presented in ways that just didn't make sense. We were told that the protagonist was an elite soldier but very few of his thoughts or actions supported this characterisation and any forward progress he did make seemed more the result of random chance.My advice - don't waste your time
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