Canals
on March 10, 2011
I read Canals in a few days and liked it a lot. Powers builds the monster up as being unstoppable, then surprises you with how they finally kill it. The plot is fairly straightforward, there aren't a lot of extra characters or story lines to try and keep straight. The entire story takes place in a few days so it's pretty fast-paced.
Characterization is good. Not great but good. Prose is rough in places (must be his first book) but not distractingly so. One chapter has some steamy scenes. I wasn't expecting that. Between that and a vicious monster that eats people, I don't recommend it for youngsters or people who don't like horror novels.
The sample chapter at the end of the book looks good. Can't wait for it to be released, hopefully here on Smashwords where I can buy it for $2 or $3. :)