For Ghost Hunters fans, the book feels like Jason and Grant just slapped their names onto the project. Only the introductory pages to the fictional stories and ghost hunting guide are attributed to the guys from T.A.P.S. When they appear as characters, their actions ring false. A weird romantic undertone is found in the lines: Grant leaned forward. His dark eyes stared into Lyssa's. Jason appears as if he is talking to a room full of kindergarten kids when he says, "Don't be afraid to admit you're scared, Lyssa. We all are sometimes." Meanwhile, Steve and Tango are replaced by an annoying set of twins. Chris Williams is M.I.A. instead the fictional team is led by female technical manager, Jen Shorewood. The producers of the book are more interested in creating formulated drama than depicting the reality behind the series.Tribute Book Reviews is giving away the sample copy they recieved (which is partial, not complete). After hearing this review, would you still be interested in reading the book, especially after hearing about Jason & Grant's lack of invovlement?
Cloven Devil's Footprints
3 days ago
I rather like Jay & Grant's books that tell of real stories of their investigations, and touch on investigating and collecting evidence from a technical standpoint. Why do we need a fiction novel? Jay & Grant and the rest of the TAPS team have had plenty of real-life stories to share that are interesting and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if the story is supposed to represent the TAPS team, then it should resemble them as close as possible, even with the fictional story line thrown in...one would think the goal would be for the reader to feel that they are in the place of (or seeing through the eyes of) the main character, that new person joining TAPS and learning from the team we know, what her training is like, what she experiences, where she travels, etc. It seems to me making up TAPS members would be more difficult than utilizing the unique personalities/characters of the real ones.
I dunno, obviously can't judge a book by its cover (or one review)...but these are the thoughts/questions that review raises for me.