Title: Dogs of War
Author: Bradley Convissar
Completed on January 10, 2012
I must admit there was a point near the beginning of this novella that I thought I would hate it. In fact, I almost quit reading. I struggled through, however, and was rewarded with a story that wasn’t entirely bad. The strength of Convissar’s book is in its originality. It is a ghost story that unfolds around the protagonist’s wiener dog Molly. Shortly after moving into a new house, the heroic little dachshund is drawn into the world of the canine spirits that haunt the place.
While the concept for Convissar’s story is gold, the execution could have been better. The setup for the story should have been spookier and more suspenseful. There is never any really frightening moments for the reader; which is a shame, because it could have been fairly disturbing. Likewise, the author could have spent more time developing the antagonist so the reader could truly root for his demise. As it stands, the climax of the book seems a bit of an overkill.
Most astute reader’s will also find certain key elements within the story predictable and unsavory. Additionally, the author chooses to drop a couple of F-Bombs within the story that aren’t truly necessary, so I would recommend that the easily offended look elsewhere for their fiction.
An additional ten thousand well-written words could have turned this decent novella into a very good book. As it stands, I enjoyed it, but am glad I got it for less than a dollar on my kindle.
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