I just finished the latest book in the Odd Thomas series.  It was a let down.  I have really enjoyed the past novels.  I've enjoyed the character of Odd, the main plots, and the life's revelations the author tries to tie in along the way.  The main idea behind the past novels is that Odd, the protagonist, can see dead people and is driven to help them.  In reality he always ends up preventing some cataclysmic event that would result in the death of several innocents.  In truth he is a "savior" for both sides.

This book was too much of a paranormal and psychic stretch.  The book was not as engaging and the open-ending was sloppy.  In this novel the town Odd visits, Magic Beach, has several new characters which are hinted to have psychic magnetism in their own ways.  More questions are posed then answers and not every plot thread in this journey is necessary or conveyed well.  Odd is more violent in this book, because he has to be, not that he wants to.  The cataclysmic event you ask, him needing to stop corrupt Magic Beach individuals from ferrying atomic nukes across water coasts.  Uh-huh.

See, major stretches.  Even the events that can have scientific explanations are too much.  I wasn't too surprised though.  As I have said before Koontz's writing style can be very hit or miss for me.  Sometimes I wonder what goes on in that man's brain.  One plot can be riveting and fresh, then the next can be unkempt and a rehash of old ideas.

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