Better Late Than Never: Wreaththu Book Review

Having never heard to this series when I picked it up, I didn't know what I was in for. I'll have to admit that it was the cover that got me. I saw it, and couldn't resist buying it. Usually books under 1000 pages dont take me long to read. I believe this book took me around a year, mostly because once I reached the middle point of the book I momentarily lost interest. Once I picked it up again, I couldn't put it back down as it finally took off.

Lets start at the beginning. Wreaththu is a trilogy written by Storm Constantine. Its a fantasy series that takes place in the post apocalyptic world, and the battle between humans and Wreaththu has begun. Whiile its a decently written book, the subject matter will probably turn most people away. Wreaththu is a race of hermaphrodites who have no women in their race. SO needless to say all the sex that takes place in the series gets annoying at times. I also could have done without some of the details. While I understand Storms attempts at showing the balance of male and female, i believe she let it take over a little more than she should have. 

Back to the point and besides the hermaphrodites, the tale does take you on a great journey and is different from most books you'll read. Storm did a great job in developing the characters and weaving them in and out of each tale. It just went on a little longer than I feel it needed to. She could've cut some of the pages down and had exactly the same effect.

In truth, I often wondered while reading the book is the author dislikes women on a certain level, making a race with no women. I thought this until the end. I dont want to give away the story, but by then end the opposite is obvious.

When it comes to books i only keep the books I deem worthy. The books that Ill read again. This includes Shakespeare, Homer, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King's Gunslinger series, Eragon Series to name a few. Despite the few shortcomings the series may have, I plan on keeping this book in my collection.  All in all, I give this story 3 out of 5. It is original, and thats where I tend to head. Too many authors borrow from movies, legends and their books are never entirely original.This one is.