Could have been good had the characters and action been developed instead of ...
936491
Way to short. Could have been good had the characters and action been developed instead of crammed into a few pages
1963286
While several ideas in this book were not bad it dragged quite a few times and got bogged down.  There could have been a lot more development of the characters and a lot less time spent on this thinly veiled propaganda of religious concepts.  This was billed as a Steampunk action adventure but mostly talked about Christianity by replacing all the terms with slightly different words.  A shame really because this could have been a good book.
3525435
The storyline would have worked if there was more character development and maybe more interaction among the lead characters through the years
216599
I've read and reread the entire series up until now waiting for the next book to come out. I like many of these characters and felt like they were moved about like chess pieces in this book. I was disappointed that this book doesn't leave any room for character development. It does have an epic scope and resolves many open issues but it seems like the summary of what needed to be covered rather than the fully fleshed out story.

Some actions didn't jibe with how characters were written in the previous books. No attention was paid to the interactions of various individuals who have a lot of past history (and in some case have been separated for a long time.) I wanted character-driven stories. This entire story arc could be split into two books with more emphasis made on fully fleshing out these characters and their interactions. Some set ups for conflict seemed forced and I was surprised no character was alerted to the issue earlier.
Too many situations were set up and then effortlessly resolved. I wish they'd been better written and had more suspense or conflict in them. It felt like there was a gadget on hand to resolve every issue.

If there was every a different book that covered some of this same ground that was more character-driven, I'd read it.
4036893
Just not enough good old fashion ACTION..... need more military style fighting and not political jabering
3737669
the concept was good and the characters were interesting; however, it lacked drama and excitement.  A little more action would have been good.
4035783
It could have been great but it ended poorly and we thought there was so much more that could have been done with the character and the story line. It had amazing potential.
3572837
There is so much more potential for this short story to become a well thought out and written full novel. So much was skipped over and the dialogue seemed very juvenile. The characters were like able enough but there was SO MUCH missing from the story it had no meat so to speak.
4181873
Wish it could've been a little better (less focus on throwing out so many characters and more development and storyline)
3600552
The writing and action was a bit weak, but the premise was really good. The characters were bland. I think the publisher or editor needed to push for added material.
4177318
Okay for a quick read. Could have been better developed
2873965
Great potential, but there were some key plot holes and the lack of character development made it difficult to care about the characters. By the end of the fourth book I just didn't care what happened to them. The author could have killed off any character and I wouldn't have minded. The author seems to have a great talent for creating this alternate fantasy world, so I would be interested in future books with better character development and a more complete story line.
4855023
The author has a nice way with a plot, and I enjoyed reading the book. Unfortunately, his character development skills need lots of work. Here, being rich always means you are a villain. It would have been nice to get to know the people better, so I didn't feel like I was cheering for or against  a stick figure.
4909750
The story line was good it has potential to be a really good book.but to much detail on unimportant things and not enough on the characters themself
3848545
This movie would have been better if they had developed the characters more and stopped trying to cram so much into a relatively short movie.

I do not play the Resident Evil game, but I like movies based on games.  It feels like this movie was created by a committee of game players with ADD.

Milla Jovovich and Sienna Guillory are hot.  The costumes, weapons, action sequences, etc...are very well done.  Overall, it's a good movie that could have been so much better.
4267883
Has some potential. The main character is too good and too rich. the character needs greater depth. Further work on the world is needed to refine the details and the structure of being a mage. The main character needs to be better developed and his motivations better explained.
4354727
Has the potential for being a good story.  Several characters could have used more detail & development.  The plot was a little week.  Would have like to see more of a dramatic lead up to the what seemed to be the goal to get into the cup.  The end left me feeling like:  that was it?