Needed a couple days to recover after reading
935787
While I am not a big "reviewer" I had to give my opinion of this book. I bought this book directly from the authors website and every bit of because it is twined to my faorite guitarist of all time Steve Clark. My first impression is Wow! "Steve Clark, you lucky guy!...what a gorgeous woman". As I started to read the book one of my favorite parts of the whole book is the beginning when Lorelei is putting you with her in her quest to see Steve's grave site...pure emotion. As I continued the read I began to lose interest in the life of Lorelei's life in modeling and early romances with the Eagles drummer to Darryl Hall (Hall & Oats). From the very moment she meets Steve the interest sucks you in (if your a big Lep fan as I am). From the the meeting with Steve to the time of his death recorded in the book...I walked away sad in every way. I felt sorry for Lorelei, I felt let down by Def Leppard that they could just watch and really do nothing. I felt depressed that a man that I seen in concert in 89, watched on MTV daily (which appeared to be happy and having fun in life) and listened to hourly turned out to be the complete oposite of what I pictured Steve. To know he was in as bad a shape with everything in life from drugs, family, Lorelei, alcohol, Def Leppard and most importantly himself. My after thoughts have changed the way overall I look at Steve in general and just wish that he would have truly helped himself and had a close friend that wanted to help him instead of use him because he was a millionaire (last girlfriend after Lor). It has raised the question in my mind if this is just a stunt by a beautiful woman wanting to ride the coat-tail of a legendary band and guitarist. Regardless this is NOT how I wanted to remember the guitar king I wanted to see and hear about, but I think this is a GREAT read in the beginning and from the point Steve walks in. Great read on some musical history from Lorelei's eyes aswell.
1761172
The two stories I read were entertaining enough, but I had problems with my Kindle locking up (frequently) as I tried to read.  After about the 5th lockup, I gave up.  YMMV; however, I had similar problems with an epub version on my other reader, so I suspect a problem with the formatting code generally.
1277760
I read two pages from the excerpt and I had to buy it! I am starting it now, but the fact that It only took two pages for me to want to buy it says something. I am having trouble finding new books to read. I have read so many that my past tastes really no longer matter as I am finding that all books have the same theme. I should probably take a break from reading, but instead I am expanding my reading lists.
580574
Somewhat difficult reading, and I had to read it a couple times to get out of it what I think the author intended.
2735224
I've been following this epic adventure in serialized form but those weekly doses were just not enough. As each chapter ended I was left hanging and had to wait another week to get my next fix. I'm glad to see those days are over and I can now put the book down when I choose to. I'll post a final review when I've finished the book but if the latter parts are anything like the beginning I'll give it an enthusiastic two thumbs up!
3359050
Am I the only person that began to wonder why I was reading the words? And that is how I felt about 1/2 through....by now I'm reading 3rd grade sentences and just don't care if she a a half frozen dinner....and that was as descriptive as it got. And just how long are we going to wonder about her illness?
I hope it gets better but I'm not DRAGGING through any more.
3104536
Ok, so I'm on vacation in Missouri with my family.  I've been waiting two months to read the third book in the series.  54 pages into it, it jumps to page 151. All of a sudden I wonder why I'm completely lost while reading.  It takes me a while to recognize what has happened, but when I DO I start searching frantically for the missing pages.  Turns out most of them show up later (50 page segments are usually consecutive, but completely out of order.)  There are, however, a full 30 pages that are missing.  Gone. Not printed. So, I'm unable to finish the book on vacation, or read the 4th book, which I've also brought along for the 12 hour drive home.  Bummer...
4202859
I liked this book quite a lot while reading it, but a few days after i read it, it went down in my estimation. The book constantly admonishes the reader to respect fear when it first appears, and shows illustrations about what happens when you don't, but while I feel I can recognize fear sooner, I still don't feel like I know what actions to take.  If I am walking along and I feel followed, do I turn and confront? Should I pretend the person is not there? Should I turn and walk the opposite direction? I feel that this book would have been much more powerful if it had taken the time to run through COMMON scenarios and what to do when they triggered fear, as opposed to just breaking the fear down.  I needed more 'scripts' and action items than explanations of why the fear was there.
3347609
I wish I knew how to discover more books like this that for a few hours, make me a better person for having read them. Most of the time its like trying to find a needle in a haystack, with other efforts being too soppy (for a middle aged guy at least) or too 'literary'.

Reading this after reading something like Jack Reacher, even though I enjoy them, is like dental floss for your brain.
22522
I started this book but then got distracted and forgot to finish..
433420
I'm probably premature with this analysis....I've only read a couple of chapters at this time.  The problem is that is a large novel with very small print. Small enough, that even with my glasses, I have a difficult time reading it. The story may be outstanding, but it will take me more time than I would like to give, to finish the story. So sad.....
25749
It is difficult reading which makes it time consuming. You can't be distracted or you'll forget what you just read.
4225937
I read it with only a couple of breaks in between.  I swear during parts of the reading, I could actually smell what they were describing. My husband said he grunts a time or two when the book got really good !
492914
I read a line a day from different books. And I close the book and don't pickup for a week or a month later. I don't continue from same line I last read either. I read from like off the chapter or random page. That's how I pick the books using the covers. This looked like a good cover. I fall asleep when I read. A line gets me to bed.
141541
I was so excited I received the bounce back but than was pissed because I had such a busy day at work and couldn't read it and than after work had a busy evening with my son's therapists (4) when I say couldn't wait for everyone to leave and but him to bed.  Now it quite and I have some time I couldn't but the book down needless to say I finished it the next day lol.  Thank you for your transparency thank you for sharing you testimony.
3523882
If you don't mind being distracted from what you are reading, I would recommend this book. The story is fun, even though I had the feeling I had read it before, which I haven't. Extra words, missing words, misspelled words, incorrect words, and repeat words created an uncomfortable reading experience. Having read a few of the reviews, I am not the only one who noticed. The author even acknowledges the problem, but it has not been corrected. I would like to finish the story, but I doubt I will.
3070803
I wanted to buy this a year or so ago to support someone that I've come to respect. (I just didn't do it earlier because, I lacked an e-reader and didn't know that I download Kindle on my computer.) I also wanted to read this to get out of my comfort zone because, I don't often read a lot of science-fiction stories or stories about dolphins.

I thought that Harp's and Sia's treatment was upsetting at times. However, I couldn't deny that it was realistic. Blind people do get treated as though they're less human at times. Also, comfort has been sacrificed for the sake of progress.

In addition, when I read that water conducts sound better than air, I was ready to criticize the e-book for that. However, I took a few minutes to do some research and found out that the author was right. Needless to say, I decided to list this as a positive and came away with a little more knowledge.

Likewise, I also liked how the story explained itself. The first incidence was when it said that Harp didn't see in his dreams. I wondered how that was the case at first because, I heard that blind people can see in their dreams-if they weren't born that way. However, it was soon implied that wasn't the case with him. Speaking of Harp, he gave lengthy explanations that fit his character. The second incidence was when two dolphins began attacking Sia's equipment. They did that due to an imposed rule. That said, this was just to an extent because, Isys had hands, despite being a dolphin.

On another note, I thought the battles were alright. I liked the final battle against the Vissus queen, though. I thought it was quite cool how Sia combined her mindsong with Locuxu's.

Speaking of the characters, I thought most of them could've been named better because, most of the names were a bit ridiculous. However, there was a much bigger issue. I found nobody to like albeit I found Maya a little tolerable. On the other hand, I found Ress, Locuxu, Isys, and Zeis irritating right off the bat. It didn't help that they were irritating even when they were supposed to be helpful. (To be fair, this hit a sore spot with me. I was working on a class mid-term project in Digital Photography. A boy came over multiple times to help me. However, he began to repeat himself in a whiny voice, so that turned into an unpleasant experience.) That said, Ress and Locuxu were annoying for a few instances.

Moreover, I noticed a couple cases of hypocrisy because, I've read some of the author's journals online. They warned against writing dialogue as an actual conversation yet that's what they did. Harp said "you knew" once. The author also decried how animals are written as humans yet that's what happened twice. The first incidence was the dolphin attack I mentioned earlier. (What animal attacks something else for that reason?) The second incident was when it said that the Ring, a sector of dolphins, wondered if humans left due to a great sin. (As I asked in another review, why would animals even care about sin?)

Also, I noticed a minor spacing error. There was a between space between instantaneous and chameleonic when Harp began explaining the Viciss to someone.

I wanted to give this stars a first, despite minor irritation. However, the irritation continued and ended up making this a tough read. It got to the point where I just decided to return it the moment I finished.