Lou B. (justloux) -
Am SO DISAPPOINTED by the book, Refusal...supposed to be book five in the Sid Halley series. I thought Refusal stunk...a sad revisit to beloved character Sid. Ugh. Left a bad taste in my (reading) mouth. The character Sid (in fact, most of the returning characters) received a pretty bad hatchet-job. I admit to finishing the book, tho it was a struggle, and most of the last half was skim read. Been a while since I 'finished' a book that I so intensely disliked, lol. Poor Felix, trying to write in his dad's shadow, and imho, NOT succeeding at it very well. Perhaps he would have been better off, better received as an author, to strike out on his own and develop his own 'writing voice'. Since Felix took over trying to keep his dad's 'name' going, it's just not been the same. Well, Felix ISN'T his dad. Felix thinks and writes differently, but hasn't developed his own style yet...still trying, not very well, to copy his very successful dad's style. Sorry, doubt I'll be acquiring/reading any more books authored by Felix, especially after that HORRIBLE hatchet-job on Sid in Refusal.
