G. G. Vandagriff - Aurthurian Omen - 5

[StefanY]

Aurthurian Omen



The setting and premise are exceptional in this novel, however the execution is very average. I found The Aurthurian Omen to be a very predictable and formulaic attempt at a suspense novel. The characters seem exactly like fictional characters rather than having the feel of real people and were just not very believable to me.

As I stated in my opener, I really enjoyed the fact that the novel was set in the beautiful and mysterious Welsh countryside and having the mystery itself involving finding proof of the actual existence of King Arthur made for an extremely interesting premise. Unfortunately, I had most of the particulars figured out well in advance of their reveal. Things in the novel seemed to plod along at times and I really had to sit down and force myself to get to work and finish it up.


The blurb on the back of the book touts it to be "in the tradition of Mary Higgins Clark." While I personally have not read any Mary Higgins Clark yet, my significant other reads a lot of her work and was also extremely disappointed with this novel.

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