Review Detail of Bummer in The Unordinary Case of Whispering Pines

Cool concept. The idea of a untrustworthy and shifty kind of town, while not unique, is certainly interesting to write about. I like some of the world building done to the story. Additionally, the characters have some promise and the town in itself is showing some great signs of intrigue and curiousity (to me). However, I'm going to be honest. This could use some improvement. The writing quality is debatable, sometimes being tolerable. Other times, it becomes detrimental to the flow of the story. The characters' growth and depictions are somewhat flat and confusing. The setting and plot are a little confusing and contradicting each other (and while the author has stated that most of the points I made about the plot are intentional, a better communication of the intentionality, whether be through further descriptions of those details, would help). And overall, the length of the novel's chapters are too short to fully immerse me into the plot, nor fully keep me compelled with its story (although some events do spike my interest in the novel). Overall, it has real potential, and noting the author's nice recieving of my criticisms and promise to improve the novel, I have hopes for this. For now, this review simply states that it is interesting and cool but lacking in depth, sophistication, and cues. Still, can't wait to see what's next.