Secret Society by Tom Dolby

So, all in all, the book sucked. I ended up giving up halfway through the novel because I couldn't take it anymore. I seriously tried to make it to the end, but I couldn't do it. However, as cheesy as it sounds, it did teach me something about writing.

Show it. Don't tell it.

That's where Dolby went wrong. He told me when he should have showed me. He didn't cut out parts where he simply told me stuff. He just told me, and he did it in a bad way. Secret Society had a good plot, it should have been destined for greatness. But the execution was all wrong. The only thing I can compare it to is Twilight, and to be honest, I think it's a little bit worse. At least Meyer showed us what she was talking about as if she were directing a film. Dolby was just writing. He forgot about the picture he was supposed to be painting.

Even though I hated the book, I have to thank the author for the lesson in writing that he unknowingly gave me. Thank you Mr. Dolby.