Robyn S. (handyrae) reviewed on 8/15/2010 + 6 more book reviews

Overstreets prose was compelling enough to carry me through the first half of Auralias Colors, but after that I realized just how bored with the story I had become. Although Overstreet proves his skill at crafting captivating language, he is not so adept at crafting characters of flesh, blood and emotional depth. With the exception of the Ale Boys character, I felt little connection to any of the other characters, and as a result lost interest with the story.

So many of the characters seemed to be either stock clichés (Stricia) or one-dimensional mannequins who moved the story forward without displaying any inner life or emotional resonance. Fortunately, Overstreet was able to draw Auralia with more fullness, yet not enough to bring her off the page as a fully conceived person. The Ale Boy was the only character that held my interest and the only one to live and breath on the page. Not surprisingly, its the Ale Boys story that Overstreet continues to follow in subsequent books.

As for the religious overtones of the book, I must say that while there was a spiritual element involved, it was by no means explicitly Christianor at least not conservative, fundamentalist Christian (which is what I was expecting). Perhaps it was more an explanation of Truth.

Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details