Any additional comments?
What initially attracted me was the concept of placing the story in the NY underground. Other books (Relic and Reliquary and the interesting non-fiction The Mole People) have covered this subject successfully. This book takes the basic known environment and adds some extras, but very superficially. I’d have like to see more detail about the actual environment and denizens. The concept of a complete Victorian house down there was a bit hard to swallow.
There are a lot of convenient associations, relationships and situations that are a bit hard to swallow. Suspension of disbelief is a helpful mindset.
I have not read any of the author’s other works, but it feels to me as if all the characters are a bit overwrought in their thought process. It feels to me that the author struggles with writing male characters. To much background detail is provided while a character is thinking and it feels off in both timing and realistic scenarios. An overabundance of clichés and stock phrases is also off putting.
If you can get past the above, the story is a good effort and shows potential for future development both from the author and main character.
Joe Tesla is a complex character with good potential. Evidently the author think so as well as there is a setup for a sequel at the end.
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