Darksiders

Darksiders by Justin Perks is the equivalent of irritable bowel syndrome in a Kmart. dit]**spoiler alert** The cover is nice, but probably the only thing nice about this book. I read the whole book with a red pen in hand and calculated over 400 grammatical errors through the first 10 chapters. The very first word of the book the author uses the possessive form of its when the sentence clearly calls for a contraction. I gave up correcting and tried to read it, but it was not an enjoying read. The plot is drawn-out, it takes half the book for anything substantive to happen. There is confusing character development, where characters shift personalities throughout the book without explanation. There is a lot of filler, as if the author is a student writing a book report that has to be over a certain character limit. There is an attempt at "fake deep" on the religious commentary in the book. Parroting old dichotomies and making up a reliion that is basically a broadly pantheistic religion with christian elements. The plot is essentially, two groups oppose each other, they decide to work together to take out a mutual enemy. This plot takes the author 250 pages to accomplish. "But, the inner conflict of opposing sides coming together is delicate and can take awhile!" you might be thinking. However, even this isn't done well. There is no explanation on why the darksiders help the sunbathers, it is hinted at why they hate each other in the first place, but it is not fleshed out to a coherent level. It ends with barely even any conflict resolution and a literal cliffhanger, with the author indicating there will be a part two. Let's hope not