Engaging Read Review of Through the Gloaming by Donna Dillon

I truthfully don't think that Donna expects me to write a review but there's simply too much going through my head to just talk to her about, so here it is. "Through the Gloaming" is a light read that I would place firmly in the Young Adult genre though there are concepts that I believe that many adults my age (thirty something, for those who are wondering) still fail to grasp. It's about lessons learned and I can say that without giving away anything because that's right in the first chapter. The main character, Alex, is an incredibly selfish fellow who doesn't do a thing for himself and has tended to have everything handed to him in life. It's not so much his fault because I never read anywhere that his parents did anything to teach him otherwise but that still doesn't make this acceptable behavior. His friends and family accept him for who he is and love him just the same, but he has the capacity to be so much more. It's when he has a near death experience that he has the opportunity to turn his life around. But rehashing the plot is not where I intend this review to go.



I felt that the plot read easily though I felt that it moved a little too quickly. It was fairly Disney; the kind of novel where everyone always gets along. This is not something that I have a problem with because it's always wonderful to step into fiction where a person can escape reality even if it's just for a few short hours while curled up with a good book (yes, Donna, I'm calling "Through the Gloaming" a good book).



Here is where this review gets tricky for me because while I thought that "Through the Gloaming" was a heartfelt and thoroughly wonderful read, I also feel that you, Donna are capable of so much more. I was taken by surprise at a few points in the book and I'm used to reading adult level material. This means that you can weave together a very descriptive and entertaining story on a much deeper level and I for one wouldn't miss the opportunity to read it. So I'm going to issue you a challenge of sorts and I'm going to beg you right here and now not to sell yourself short. Stretch yourself beyond what it is you believe you can do and write something just as compelling but liberally mixed with an intricate plot. Be descriptive beyond what you might think is "too much" and prove me right.



"Through the Gloaming" is four star material as far as I'm concerned because while I enjoyed the read, I did feel the plot went a little too quickly. Put the storyline on a slow simmer and tend to character development just a trifle more because I want to know what the characters think and feel in fair detail. It brings them alive for me. On a final note, I'll be patiently waiting for you to show me something in a richly woven adult level five star because I know you can do it.



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