Last Year's Resolution - Robert Lampros Review

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Hello Readers...

I will like to express my gratitude to the author of this book Mr.Robert Lampros for providing a copy of this book for the review. Here is brief synopsis of this book:

"Last Year's Resolution is a novel about Edmund Stovender, a famous author who falls in love with Marie, a journalist who calls him for an interview just before the performance of his hit play. Their lives accelerate through an epic adventure testing their faith, strength and love for each other, as they discover their story might pivotally influence the fate of the world."

This book is a Christian fantasy depicting a love story in the apocalypse and is in relation to the Book Of Revelation. I'll have to admit, I was very skeptical before the start of this book as I am not fond and haven't read much in this genre. So many of you might defer with me on this.

I felt the concept of this book was very nice, depicting the power of strength and faith of the main character Edmund in bad times. Also the book is quite short with just 180 pages, making it a quick read. I managed to finished the book in one sitting. But writing a book this short could be tricky. Such books test the imagination of the author to getting in enough details  for the readers to connect with this book. I personally feel that this book lack in this front. The author was struggling till the end to get the necessary details for eg. details regarding the love story of Edmund and Marie, details of the aftermath of the incident which shook the entire town, etc. Such details were simply not there.

However, Robert Lampros did an exceptionally well job in creating very nice and lovable characters. The characters felt genuine to me and I could easily connect with them right from the start. Also, the message of building  and maintaining faith in other people through our work was very well presented in this novel. Robert Lampros kept the chapters short, thus making it easier for the readers to stay with the story. However, the transitioning between the two chapter could have been a little better.

So to sum up, I personally feel the book is decent enough, having good social message and restores the faith of the people in Christianity. Still, I feel the book could have been made better by paying little attention to the details and the transitioning and building up of the characters. If asked to rate it, I will give this book 3 stars out of 5. So, if you like reading Christian fantasy and looking for a quick read, you can give this book a thought. If you are interested in buying this book, I'll leave a direct link to the amazon below from where you can get a book.

India: Last Year's Resolution by Robert Lampros

Outside India: Last Year's Resolution by Robert Lampros

So, this is what I feel after reading this book. Do let me know in the comment section what do you feel about the book. Guys if you like this review, hit the like button and if you don't, do mention the reason in the comment section below as it will help me to get better and do SUBSCRIBE to the blog to get all the reviews right into your mail box. To know more about Robert Lampros and his recent work you can visit his website: www.robertlampros.wordpress.com

So until next time, this is me Sushant signing off. You guys have a great day.

CIAO.

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Exile - Rachel Starr Thomson Review

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Hello Readers...

To sum up what the book is all about here is a brief synopsis of the entire story:

" When Tyler fishes the girl out of the bay, he thinks she's dead. She wishes she was. For Reese, life ended when the supernatural entity called the Oneness threw her out. For Tyler, dredging Reese out of the water means life is nothing he thought. In a world where the Oneness exists, nothing looks the same. Dead men walk. Demons prowl the air. Old friends peel back their mundane masks and prove as supernatural as angels. The Oneness changes everything. And getting Reese home, making her One again, will change Tyler -- and his roommate, Chris, whose connections with the Oneness have been buried most of his life -- forever."

I had some mixed feeling before starting with the book, as this book is quite different from the genres of book I like to read. So at the beginning of the book I was quite skeptical regarding the book but as soon as I moved through few pages my skepticism faded and I was completely into the book.

The first thing that I liked about the book was the cover. I must say it was foreboding justifying the essence of the book, i.e. of angels and demons, but I actually liked it. I must say in terms of writing, Rachel Starr Thomson never disappoints. The writing and the narration is excellent which is something you can find in almost every novel of Rachel Starr Thomson. The characters feels real and appear genuine to me. Though I don't believe in Angels and Demonic activities, I felt the entire story happening right in front of the eye while reading the book. The beginning is slightly at slower pace as compared to the end, but I felt that was interesting as it made many people like me who are not into reading such Christian Fantasy comfortable.

The way the story moved is interesting and will keep you guessing the twist, though I stopped guessing after a while. I think you should do the same as you will get tired guessing the plot twists as there are many. The best thing which I guess is the USP of the book is the concept and the narration of the book.

Now coming to things what I don't like...

Like I mention before, the second half of the story is at faster pace as compared to the beginning. For some one who is not into reading many books or I can say a person who is not a habitual reader will find it difficult to stay with the book as it goes story goes through great pace revealing new twists very quickly. To all my non-habitual reader friends, try to stay with book and don't just drop it in the middle, I am quite sure you will regret doing that.

Also I felt, the middle of the book was slightly weak. By that, I mean there was lot of confusion as to what is happening with the characters as there where many characters with very little link to where the story was heading. I guess, that is one of the reason why the end seemed so fast pace.

Still this is a good book to read and if you enjoy reading such angel vs demon saga, you will like this book. Coming to the important question...Will I Read The Next Book In The Series? The answer will be yes, atleast book 2 in the series. To rate the book on the scale of 5, I will give it 4 stars. So if you wanna pick the book here is the link to the amazon:

India: Exile by Rachel Starr Thomson

Outside India: Exile by Rachel Starr Thomson

So, this is what I feel after reading this book. Do let me know in the comment section what do you feel about the book. Guys if you like this review, hit the like button below and if you don't, do vote it down and mention the reason in the comment section below as it will help me to get better and do SUBSCRIBE to the blog to get all the reviews right into your mail box. So until next time, this is me Sushant signing off. You guys have a great day.

CIAO.

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