Book Review of There Was a Silence by T.E. Mark

This book is a collection of four short type stories. They are written to read like movie scripts, instead of a basic story format. I’m not fond of this, but it’s not going to affect my review and rating.

Story 1: The 3^rd Degree of Consciousness

This story was a bit confusing at times. It was fast paced. Characters were well constructed, as well as the world building. The ending was a bit of a surprise. It was an enjoyable story.

Story 2: There Was a Silence

I found this story to be a bit slow moving. It was good, just slow. It picked up about 2/3’s of the way completed. That’s when everything started to make sense. It was good.

Story 3: Plain and Simple

This story was totally different than the others. Not science fiction, but more of a paranormal story. The characters were likeable, some not. Good world building. The story itself wasn’t overly fast paced, but it had a good pace. It was different, but good.

Story 4: Borders

I think I enjoyed this one the most. It had likeable characters and great world building. The pace of the story was fast. The ending was perfect. It came full circle.

All in all, these were good stories. I’m still not a fan of this format, but it’s always good to read something different than one’s usual.