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Forever Odd by Dean Koontz



I finished the second book in Dean Koontz's Odd series a few days ago and all I can say is that I felt it was wanting. I'm not kidding. The super villain somehow felt superficial to me. And sometimes the references to last book's events and how he lost Stormy was a bit too overdone that I felt exasperated enough to roll my eyes and sigh. Nevertheless, I still love Odd. He is still cute to me, this seer of the lingering dead. And his love for a friend is also quite endearing that at times I found myself muttering to nobody in particular if I could have permission to kiss him. Haha. Yes, I talk to myself. So sue me.

I think the main complaint I have regarding this book is that Datura didn't feel like a worthy adversary for Odd. The descriptions of her sounded ominously evil in print but I just can't reconcile "Datura in print" to the "Datura that should have been" in my head.  In my opinion, she was just simply a wacko... and a boring one at that. Sorry, Mr. Koontz. But finishing the book has made me want to read the next one. So I guess it's still all good. :D Odd is now inside a monastery and I can't wait to finish it. I just hope the Procrastinator bug doesn't bite me real soon and I'd end up stuck with it for weeks. Hehe.

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