Review:: On the Loop by J.D. Robinson

On the Loop by J.D. Robinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Having read the author's The Hole in the World , it didn't take an arm twist to pick up On the Loop.

The first novel is listed in young adult and this one is not--so, there is that.
This one takes us to a resort island; however it is about a group of people who are getting ready to leave the planet to settle on another far off world. This is their farewell to Earth party and the company sending them has put some rather strange limitations on them(limits that are vital to the plot).

I have to say that the author is beginning to show a style preference in his plot threads.
This is not a bad thing, just an observation.

Once again we have a good start that leads to a bit of a slowdown as we build an image of things that are taking place, because things are going to get turned on their ear again. For this reader it was easy to figure out; however the author doesn't belabor the point as the story becomes something reminiscent of such movies as Groundhog Day.

All this build up is because there is something going on in the background that eventually has to be dealt with.

There are a handful of characters that take the focus: all of them well developed with their own idiosyncrasies.
It's interesting to watch how they work(or fail to work)together.

Once more the editing could be a bit tighter; however again this is only mildly distracting for this reader. Though there is one place where a he is referred to as she and that one might need fixing.

This author has at least three more novels almost completed.

So, lets hurry it up.

JLD

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