Paul's Reviews > Labyrinth

Did not finish.

I stopped at 66% because I never developed an emotional connection with the characters and mostly found them annoying. The author overloaded the story with unnecessary details. At one point, the main character launches into a lengthy lecture on boating terminology: "'Aft' is the rear of the boat. 'Bow' is the front of the boat. 'Port' is the left side of the boat when facing forward. 'Starboard' is the right side of the boat when facing forward." It went on and on, making me feel like I was stuck in a sailing class I never signed up for and never wanted to attend.

Multiple times I found myself thinking, "Can we please move on with the story?"

Another odd choice was the characters referring to their blackouts as "losing time." Lines like, "Did anyone lose time since we last spoke?" felt unnatural.

I am honestly baffled by the book’s high ratings, currently a 4.19 average with 47% five-star reviews, but taste varies. There are books I love that others cannot stand, so I suppose this is just one of those cases.