Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter (or possibly multiple chapter for this one) of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
Last time was just the prologue. This time it’s the first actual chapter.
At least that’s one point in the novel’s favor, the way the chapters are done versus the original book. While it was more annoying due to this review format than anything else, I do prefer chapters that I can point to versus having to remember the time stamp and location. I am concerned that this book will share one mistake with chapters so short it’s hardly worth splitting into another chapter, especially when it feels to me that they could have been the same chapter because the events are so close together. I’m not sure, being more of a comic or short story writer than a novelist, how one goes about deciding when to put a chapter break in their story. I’m sure it’s probably different for each author and project, with no set-in-stone rule. Still, any novelists out there, I would love to see you post a comment about your decision making process.
I haven’t come across a too-short chapter yet, obviously, but I am expecting one given how many chapters are in this book and the last book’s switching chapters every time you changed rooms. This one is eight chapters, so it will work for me. With that, on to this chapter.
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