The Shell Collector edition by Hugh Howey Romance eBooks
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The ocean is dying. The sea is growing warmer and is gradually rising. Seashells have become so rare that collecting them is now a national obsession. Flawless specimens sell like priceless works of art. Families hunt the tideline in the dark of night with flashlights. Crowds gather on beaches at the lowest of tides, hoping to get lucky.
Supreme among these collectors is Ness Wilde, CEO of Ocean Oil. Ness owns many of the best beaches, and he keeps them to himself. It's his fault the world turned out this way. And I aim to destroy him.
My name is Maya Walsh. You might be familiar with my shelling column in the Times. I was working on a series of pieces about Mr. Wilde, when out of the blue, he called. He says he wants to talk. But I don't think he's going to like what I have to say.
The Shell Collector edition by Hugh Howey Romance eBooks
I'll read pretty much anything Howey writes, but I eventually started skimming to see if it would get better - it didn't. Maya Walsh the gorgeous and feisty reporter is trying not to be swept off her feet by the rich, handsome, and mysteriously complicated Ness Wilde. Why doesn't she trust him? Because his family made their money from oil -- and the oil business drove snails to extinction. Okaaaay. (Oil also made the oceans rise, but that is not explored as being more than a soggy nuisance.) Oh and he might have made some counterfeit shells. But then there's a sexy private scuba lesson, a sexy private airplane ride, a sexy private submarine dive, sexy time on a private island and, well ... It lacks surprise and has very little world-building. Looking forward to a real Howey novel next time.Product details
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The Shell Collector edition by Hugh Howey Romance eBooks Reviews
This is a beautifully-written book, literary, almost poetic. Characters are well-developed and evolve with the situations and dazzling settings. So why 3 out of 5 stars? One word Weak plot. It's the future but nothing's changed but the climate. Folks still drive cars, use tablets, watch television, travel to their jobs, etc like 1980. Apparently all research into robots, nanotech, space, AI and biotech has ceased. This would be acceptable if the story was not flawed.
Our heroine, a reporter, writes a four-part expose of an oil family she blames for the world's ills. Like the awful "Day After Tomorrow", temperatures instantly soared, seas rose - all because of those oil barons. ****** Warning - Plot reveal ******* The oil company bad guy wants to meet our heroine and explain his side. She arrives, snarky and dismissive of his wealth but guess what? He's a shell collector like her, handsome, witty and sympathetic and she falls hard. Did I mention she's wearing a wire?
The FBI is spending lots of time and effort to prove our villain is....creating fake seashells. Just what every multi-billionaire would do for a little cash. I'd at least hoped for alien communication, selling secrets to China or building an army of androids. Anyhoo, he makes a deal If she stays one week he'll tell all on the condition the story about his grandfather (a convert to saving the planet) does not run. She agrees and it's James Bondian ventures of magnificent planes, resorts, food and two new members of the Mile Below club. Along the way she befriends the bad guy's daughter who's mad at him. (ho hum) Alas, the piece runs, he gets mad, runs away and she follows to an underground laboratory (smile) where he and a team are genetically modifying ancient DNA to withstand the increased acidity of the oceans. For some reason this is illegal so they devise a plan. It works and everyone lives happily ever after.
First, I love Howey's writing style. I will read just about anything he writes. It's like a breath of fresh air compared to all the poorly written, poorly edited juvenile drivel that comprises 95% of what is available to us these days.
Did I enjoy reading this book? Yes, definitely. For the destination, or for the reading? For the reading! Isn't that what it's really all about? Do you read your books or just skip to the end to see what happens? For me, the reading is the joy, not (just) the ending. Is plot important? Surely. But, for me, it's words and sentences and connections -- that's it -- the connections, that are important to making the read pleasant and meaningful. All those little "yeah's" and "aha's" along the way.
Did I expect this book to be a romance when I bought it? No. Did I think it was a romance after I had read 30% of it? Not so much. At 50%? Yeah, pretty much. Would I have bought it had I known it was an enviro-romance? Maybe not. Should I have. Yes. Am I glad I did? Yes. Did I want more in terms of action and plot and impact? Yes, hence only 4 stars.
Here's the important one did I enjoy the act of reading it? YES.
Actually, the last half went pretty quickly, and I was shocked when I hit 97%. I figured I was still probably around 70%. I think that's a recommendation.
OK, Hugh, you did your Romance. Time to move on...
Would I buy another one? No. But I'm glad I bought this one.
What I want is a sequel to Sand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a big fan of Hugh Howey. I love his writing style, unique stories, and in-depth characters who have their own personalities. Unfortunately this book seems to lack all of those attributes.
It's interesting for the first few chapters, but after that it's a repeating scenario over and over which eventually leads up to… not much of anything.
The writing is lackluster, the story goes nowhere, and I could not care less about the two characters in the book.
What were you thinking Hugh?
The Shell Collector was a beautifully written story, but it really didn't connect with me. I understand that it was a warning about what we are doing to our planet, and a story about redemption for one of the bad guys destroying the world, but for me the plot lacked anything all that interesting. I wasn't really surprised by any of the plot twists. In fact I felt like I was a better reporter than the protagonist on several occasions, knowing long before she did what was about to happen. The ending also felt a bit flat to me. But that said, Howey's language, and use of metaphor was just gorgeous. Thanks for that lesson on writing beautiful prose. I do appreciate that Howey is branching out from the sci-fi fare he's been writing, but perhaps that's one of the reasons I wasn't a big fan of this story.
I'll read pretty much anything Howey writes, but I eventually started skimming to see if it would get better - it didn't. Maya Walsh the gorgeous and feisty reporter is trying not to be swept off her feet by the rich, handsome, and mysteriously complicated Ness Wilde. Why doesn't she trust him? Because his family made their money from oil -- and the oil business drove snails to extinction. Okaaaay. (Oil also made the oceans rise, but that is not explored as being more than a soggy nuisance.) Oh and he might have made some counterfeit shells. But then there's a sexy private scuba lesson, a sexy private airplane ride, a sexy private submarine dive, sexy time on a private island and, well ... It lacks surprise and has very little world-building. Looking forward to a real Howey novel next time.
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