Review: #831
Title: Between Two Ends
Series: N/A
Author: David Ward
Comments: The novel follows Yeats, who travels with his family to visit his grandmother. There, he learns that his father went on an unbelievable adventure many years ago, and this was the reason for his anxious state of mind right now. To heal him, Yeats must travel into the book of Arabian Nights and save his father’s childhood friend. The setting feels really weird since the setup is like a sequel, yet it is not a series. The other fact is that the person that Yeats has to save has remained at the same age and they become attracted to each other, yet there was no doubt that she and Yeats’ father were attracted to, it’s just weird. It takes a short while before the plot really gets going and by the time Yeats jumps into the book, it gets a lot more exciting. Yeats struggles in the world, as anyone would if they were a stranger that was just placed into it; this is the novel’s strongest point. However, the way the events go and the resolution to everything, it wasn’t terribly original lending to a mediocre story.
Rating: 5.5/10