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With a transportation system that 'rings' a bell within you if you watched Syfy at for any length of time, an unexpected and appreciated nod to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and a story-line laid out in a way that screams out at you that the characters are about to embark up an epic quest, Andrew Crusoe's debut not is sure to appeal to many science fiction readers out there.

I just wish I was one of them. There are times when you pick up a book, and the premise is interesting, the writing is good, and everything about the book screams "You should love this book"...but you don't. Something about it just doesn't resonate with you, and therefore it becomes a 'meh' sort of experience to read it. Such was my experience with The Truth Beyond the Sky.

I could recognize while I was reading it that Crusoe was a talented writer. He's great with descriptions, his story is well-fleshed out, and the plot is something that's interesting. I can't point at any one thing, really, and say "this is why this book did not appeal to me". Trust me, its as frustrating for me as a reader as it is for you reading this review.

I would still recommend readers give The Truth Beyond the Sky a try. Its not, by any stretch of the imagination, a bad book. Its just not a book that appealed to me.


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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.