Life hasn't been good. I left a job I enjoyed but which had horrible traveling implication for what I thought was a better job closer to home that fell through before the store even opened. In short I've been preoccupied. So while I'm again unemployed and job hunting it took me a lot longer than I expected to finish this book.
I had high hopes for Down Station. It's one of those I've been tracking on the internet for months after seeing a picture of the cover. The blurb just convinced me further. Unfortunately the blurb is misleading so I'd ignore that if I was you and just take the book as it is.
There is plenty to like. Inventive imagination, a lot of scope for more, interesting characters. I will say Morden's writing in this case is quick and clean. Its biggest failing however is how flat it feels. There are hints for something so much greater and the whole book just feels very encapsulated and lacking depth of story. It is going to be the first in a series and I hope it's just the curse of setting up a world without wanting to overwhelm because the ideas are sound and wonderful. I will read the next and hope for something richer. Benefit of the doubt.
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