Review: The Traveler

Title:  The Traveler

Author: Xander Jade

Rating: 2.5/5

Comments

I grabbed this book with a little bit of wariness because it was recommended on Facebook.  I was right to be wary. Honestly I’m surprised I finished it. 

Let’s start with the protagonist.  He’s an MIT graduate with dual majors, who is outdoorsy, and has several years of practicing Krav Maga.  I thought “my god it’s a Mary Sue”, but I shouldn’t have worried, as he, or maybe the author proceeds to demonstrate his ignorance in a variety of topics from construction, farming, to animal husbandry.  Some examples are, building a workbench that’s 5 feet tall,  buying 4 milk cows, and starting a foundation for a new house on top of the grade.  For those of you who aren’t aware, a conservative estimate for milk output for 4 cows would be in the 8 gallons per day, and possibly up to 30.

So beyond the stunning ignorance and mistakes of the protagonist, you have a story that’s very bland.   The characters have all the depth of a raindrop.  Here’s a good example,  the protagonist is sent to this new world.  He wakes up and rather than expressing surprise, shock, fear, or panic, he simply heads off down the road, not even worried about why all his stuff is gone.  Not once in the book did he try to figure out why he was in this new world, nor really consider getting back home.

We also have some gratuitous POV shifts which add nothing to the already weak story.

Anyway, if your only criteria for a book are monster girls who are horny, well then you might like this, but honestly the sex scenes are just as poor as the rest of the story.  Otherwise, take a pass on it.

Bedroom Activities: Explicit

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FTB/Explicit/None – Fade to black bedroom activities vs “Onscreen” vs No activities