SHORE

"I am compelled to keep reading and see how the story plays out. I am involved enough to be cheering for the good guys! This is a psychological novel since you put much of the dialogue in Shore’s head and we understand his every move, as well as what motivates him. The technical language and vocabulary are beyond my familiarity with nautical terms, but I easily gain meaning from context. I am enjoying the read. "

Shore

"Awesome read well done"

Shore In Command

"Very slow moving plot a bit too much flowery language as a reader I place my mind into the era of the story that I am reading. "

Shore part 2, The pursuit

"The story just gets better. I can't wait to devour the next book, as this part 2 has been incredibly interesting, and totally intriguing. Well done to the author, you know your stuff."

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Low power period piece lacks mise-en-scene - hero lacks agency

"An Age of Sail - British Navy story in the Napoleonic Era ? WOW could there be such a book on here? I would BUY such a thing if it were the genuine article. I have them all in hardcover here in this room from which I write. I've got Kent, O'Brien, Pope and Forester of course, all their works. This author has them too likely. Those books all have something magical which this work of fiction lacks and the author doesn't have because he hasn't lived it, and WHO CAN POSSIBLY LIVE IT NOW? How can anyone growing up in modern times ever imagine or write semi-accurately about life in 1805? Wait... Is the book set in the early 1800's? The two Chapters I read were entirely without historical reference. They could have been sailing in 1972 and the dialogue would have fit.. I saw the ship on the cover - appears to be flying a Spanish flag. confused me What I loved so much about Master & Commander was how it brought the reader into the life of the sailor carving scrimshaw or repairing duckies on make & mend days, Midshipmen standing watch over idlers holystoning the decks in the morning.. etc. There's none of that diction and marine lexicon here. There's some little moments (the tricorn under the arm) but when they stand alone they come off as cliché -AND then there's the labour of taking three sentences to say one thing. Seldom is the writing brief, clever. Start with that. Then what I think the author should do is take a berth and go for a week-long sea cruise as a deckhand on a tall ship THEN read all manner of contemporary accounts to get the dialogue and bits correct . That's what I think it takes to pen Age of Sail books today and even then I doubt it would be O'Brien. Too bad.."

Too much Detail!

"This part seemed to bog down with too much detail but the story is interesting. I felt there should have been more action and less "thoughts" of the characters. Will be reading the next part to finish the book. Good job."

Shore- part 2 the pursuit

"Well done so far "