The Dark Monk - eh...

 


I plugged through The Dark Monk, and must say I want not that much of a fan. Not that it was bad, but not so good either. Being in grad school right now, I read about 300-400 pages on a good week, so I always look for my nonacademic reading as an escape. The Dark Monk - no so much the case. The characters were more one dimensional than in The Hangman's Daughter, the dialogue often too long and pointless, and the plot tended to drag at points that I felt I was reading for a chore, not choice. Needless to say, had this book not been through bzzagent, I would not have felt the need to finish it. Don't let the captivating flap copy and title fool you, this historical mystery novel could have read well, but I was sorely disappointed.

The Dark Monk - Slow to Start

About a month ago I was given a book for free (since I am a Bzzagent) called The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Plotz. The prologue really hooked me in (see previous entry), but the chapters themselves started off slow. I brought my Kindle with me on the plane, and I have to say that the book overall kept me pleasantly occupied on the 8 hour flight as well as a good beach read. 


However, after reading the first book, I have been stalling on reading The Dark Monk, the other book by Plotz. The font on how it is displayed had really turned me off. Once opening the file, the font is far to big to read easily and the layout thus far is a poor. But, I have not gotten to the meat of the story line, so I cannot talk to that.