Showing posts with label ebooks for review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ebooks for review. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
BOOK REVIEW: Eve: In the Beginning by H. B. Moore
ABOUT THE BOOK
The first love story on earth... Haunting... Lyrical... Unforgettable...
In a world where everything is perfect, yet the same day after day, Eve must decide if she wants to live forever in the garden with Adam and never know what lies beyond the walls. When she makes a choice with terrible consequences, the pain of mortality is swift. As she and Adam explore their new world, and her body changes, Eve discovers the sweetness of first love with the man who has always been at her side.
REVIEW
The story of Adam and Eve has always fascinated me, especially since there are so many details of their story that we don't know. Which is why writing a story based on that scriptural story takes not only a great imagination but a willingness to explore the unknown. I appreciated that Moore explains at the beginning of the story that there is much in this story that is fictionalized and that the story doesn't line up with any particular religious belief, even her own. As a story it is very well done, with the alternating perspectives of Adam (told from third person) and Eve (told in first person). I thoroughly enjoyed Moore's writing, she certainly has a way with words. She made me want to wander the garden with Adam and Eve. An engaging story beautifully told that while not doctrinal certainly made me think about what it might have been like to have been there.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
GHOST MOON NIGHT by Jewel Allen
Source: ebooks for review (http://www.ebooksforreview.com/)
All opinions expressed are solely my own.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A Secret to Save Them All . . .
It was whispered years ago that when a pirate cursed a Philippine village with langbuan, or flying undead, a boy received a secret that would protect him from certain death. But even armed with a secret, can anyone survive the undead for long?
Seventeen-year-old Antonio Pulido has never known a time when the langbuan didn’t roam the streets every Ghost Moon Night, killing anyone in their path. He works hard to protect his family and the girl he loves from the deadly attacks, but he wants them stopped once and for all. Can Antonio uncover the decades-old secret and will it help him defeat the langbuan? Or will Ghost Moon Night come again and take someone he truly cares about? It falls on Antonio to save his village, but time is running out. The next Ghost Moon Night is nearly here and Antonio knows this is his last chance to destroy the undead and end their reign of terror -- or die trying.
REVIEW
Wow! I'm not sure what I was expecting when I picked this up, but this wasn't it. I can safely say that this is different than anything I've ever read before. I loved the setting, a small village in the Philippines. I always find it interesting to read about places I've never been. Antonio is an interesting character in that it is clear from the beginning that he is a complex character. He makes some good decisions along the way, but he also makes some bad ones that have unpleasant consequences. There were several different plot lines here that all blend together, like real life, as the choices of Antonio, his family and friends as well as enemies all come together to create a fascinating story with plenty of twists and turns. I figured that Antonio would play a role in trying to break the curse, but it came about in a way that I really did not expect.
Interestingly, the book did not read like a zombie story, in fact I didn't really think about the langbuan being zombies until the end while reading the author's note. Except for the parts where Antonio fights with the langbuan, most of the story felt pretty realistic. The author did a great job saving up details for the big reveal at the end. I had suspicions about some of the events of the story, but I was still very surprised at the end. I thought that I'd already passed the climax when boom, something is revealed that changed everything. It was a great move on the part of the author. It's always fun when an author still manages to surprise you after you think you've figured everything out.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even though it's quite different than anything I've read before. A culturally interesting read with some intense fantasy elements that add a nice spark to the story. Recommended.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
DUTY by Rachel Rossano
ABOUT THE BOOK
Duty to King
Tomas Dyrease, the newly made Earl of Irvaine and the village of Wisenvale, owes his good fortune to his king and the recent civil war. When his benefactor demands Tomas marry the cousin of a noble, he obeys. However, no one warned him that she wasn’t a typical noblewoman.
Duty to Others
Brielle Solarius struggles to keep her village from starvation under the new Lord Wisten, her cousin. The men rode off to war and never returned. The remaining women and children face a dire winter if they do not find a solution soon. When she learns her cousin sold her into marriage to save his life, she isn’t surprised. However, she is taken aback by Lord Irvaine’s unpolished ways. Was this man a noble or a foot soldier?
Duty to Each Other
Bound by the words of their vows, they face a rough future. They must forge a marriage while battling betrayal, accusations of treason, and villains from the past. Survival depends on their precarious trust in each other. Failure could mean death.
REVIEW
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Brielle and Tomas won me over immediately as they learn to know each other while facing some immensely difficult challenges. Soon after leaving her village with her new husband in search of a solution to the looming winter they face with inadequate supplies, the village is taken over by a robber baron and Brielle's treacherous cousin. She is left behind at Tomas's other holding while Tomas goes back to rescue the village not realizing that Brielle will soon face betrayal and be forced to flee. Amidst all this commotion, Brielle struggles with her feelings for Tomas and wonders if she can trust the man. But when her loyalty to the crown is questioned she finds she has no choice but to trust him. I think what I enjoyed the most about the story was how the relationship between Tomas and Brielle developed. I enjoyed reading about their interactions. I also prefer my herioines to be willing to stand up for themselves rather than always depending on rescue. While Brielle ends up needing a great deal of help, she also does a great deal to help Tomas and herself. I found the book compelling and hard to put down and I thoroughly recommend it. The book is clean of bad language and immorality, though there is one intimate scene that fades to black after a kiss, so nothing offensive here, which I always find refreshing and since the characters are married I was more than okay with it.
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