Review of Thunderbird
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Review of Thunderbird
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Thunderbird" by Judy Hromyko.]
Thunderbird by Judy Hromyko was an intriguingly weird read, and I mean that in the best way. Focusing on the individuals of the Air Force flight team, the Thunderbirds, Judy tells the stories of the characters and narrows in on their love lives. I found the concept unique, as I don't believe I've read any other novel regarding military members and their day-to-day operations, as well as the impact their loved ones have on their decisions.
While I did enjoy reading this book to see what craziness would happen next, I do have many critical points to make regarding the timeline and transitions, plot, and verbiage. Focusing on the positive first, the author, Judy Hromyko, did an excellent job of showing who we were meant to like and dislike. By using specific words, displaying certain attitudes, and revealing the thoughts of the characters, it was easy to determine who was good and deserving of our attention and praise, and who was purely evil. By doing this, the author allowed the reader to form opinions on the characters and develop a liking for them. Another aspect I enjoyed about Thunderbird was that for one particular character, I could see him evolving into a better human being. This person, who had been viewed as bad before, was now good and decent. I appreciated this character development as it demonstrated that anyone has the ability to change.
Now moving toward the negative side, I struggled with the transitions between characters, as there didn't seem to be a clear segue, and the thoughts didn't seem to conclude before moving on to someone else. Another issue I encountered was with the back-and-forth motion between using present tense and past tense in the verbiage. Though Judy provided a warning in her description and the about section of this book about not being a good writer, I was surprised to find as many errors as I did regarding punctuation, especially with quotation marks, as well as spelling mistakes.
The last issue I had is probably more of a personal concern; it was about how quickly some of the relationships developed. The beginning of the book was slow, sharing information about who was who and what kind of person they were. The middle of the novel continued this slow pattern, but then suddenly it felt as if Cupid was shooting everyone with his love arrows and everyone was saying “I love you” for the first time and asking to get married in the same conversation. Despite all my concerns about this novel, I would rate Thunderbird a 3 out of 5 stars.
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Thunderbird by Judy Hromyko was an intriguingly weird read, and I mean that in the best way. Focusing on the individuals of the Air Force flight team, the Thunderbirds, Judy tells the stories of the characters and narrows in on their love lives. I found the concept unique, as I don't believe I've read any other novel regarding military members and their day-to-day operations, as well as the impact their loved ones have on their decisions.
While I did enjoy reading this book to see what craziness would happen next, I do have many critical points to make regarding the timeline and transitions, plot, and verbiage. Focusing on the positive first, the author, Judy Hromyko, did an excellent job of showing who we were meant to like and dislike. By using specific words, displaying certain attitudes, and revealing the thoughts of the characters, it was easy to determine who was good and deserving of our attention and praise, and who was purely evil. By doing this, the author allowed the reader to form opinions on the characters and develop a liking for them. Another aspect I enjoyed about Thunderbird was that for one particular character, I could see him evolving into a better human being. This person, who had been viewed as bad before, was now good and decent. I appreciated this character development as it demonstrated that anyone has the ability to change.
Now moving toward the negative side, I struggled with the transitions between characters, as there didn't seem to be a clear segue, and the thoughts didn't seem to conclude before moving on to someone else. Another issue I encountered was with the back-and-forth motion between using present tense and past tense in the verbiage. Though Judy provided a warning in her description and the about section of this book about not being a good writer, I was surprised to find as many errors as I did regarding punctuation, especially with quotation marks, as well as spelling mistakes.
The last issue I had is probably more of a personal concern; it was about how quickly some of the relationships developed. The beginning of the book was slow, sharing information about who was who and what kind of person they were. The middle of the novel continued this slow pattern, but then suddenly it felt as if Cupid was shooting everyone with his love arrows and everyone was saying “I love you” for the first time and asking to get married in the same conversation. Despite all my concerns about this novel, I would rate Thunderbird a 3 out of 5 stars.
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Thunderbird
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