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Review by adeutd7 -- Tujunga by Carlos Alvarado
[Following is a volunteer review of "Tujunga" by Carlos Alvarado.]
Suspense and revenge are the most essential part of the crime thriller genre and Carlos Alvarado certainly did a fantastic job integrating these elements in Tujunga. The author’s knowledge of the subject matter in the book is evident because of the detailed description of the settings, technologies, and literature. The book is technical enough to give credibility to his story but not too technical as to scare his readers away. The book is written in third person through the perspective of two couples Courtney and Claudia McKillon and Robert and Xochi set in two different timelines about 60 years apart.
Xochi is an anthropologist who is happily engaged with Robert, an engineer by profession. Xochi is interested in the fact that it’s been more than thirty years since a manned mission to the moon was completed. Determined to find the reason for it, she studies the blood capsules of the last astronauts to step on the moon. The results of her studies reveal a big cover-up related to a militarized space expedition of the United States of America. Due to her findings, she is murdered. Robert is determined to dig out the truth. His journey of truth and revenge reveals to him the life and lies of Courtney McKillon.
Alvarado’s writing style fits the genre. Seemingly unrelated events occurring in a separate timeline are perfectly intertwined and summed up in the end. The pacing of the story is a bit unnatural for a crime thriller with slow-paced romance between Curt and Claudia but it adds to the buildup of the story. The description of the settings in the story is detailed. This book challenges the view of people towards the subject of homosexual romance in the twentieth century and delivers a strong message: “When laws are made because of fear, they can only condemn; whereas if laws were crafted to promote love, there would be none to harm us.”
I loved the fact that there are no plot holes in the story and everything is wrapped up in the end. The book seems to be edited professionally as there are no grammatical errors and just a couple of typos. The subject matter of the book is very fascinating as it integrates events related to space travel, biology, and the military. The thing that I least liked about the book is that the story seems to be wrapped up too hastily, especially because of the slow-paced buildup to the story.
There are some forms of profanity in the book. Descriptions of heterosexual as well as homosexual romantic scenes are present in the book which might be off-putting to some readers. I would definitely recommend this book to mature readers interested in the crime thriller genre. I rate this book 4 out of 4 for delivering a strong message and for integrating every element of the crime thriller genre.
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Suspense and revenge are the most essential part of the crime thriller genre and Carlos Alvarado certainly did a fantastic job integrating these elements in Tujunga. The author’s knowledge of the subject matter in the book is evident because of the detailed description of the settings, technologies, and literature. The book is technical enough to give credibility to his story but not too technical as to scare his readers away. The book is written in third person through the perspective of two couples Courtney and Claudia McKillon and Robert and Xochi set in two different timelines about 60 years apart.
Xochi is an anthropologist who is happily engaged with Robert, an engineer by profession. Xochi is interested in the fact that it’s been more than thirty years since a manned mission to the moon was completed. Determined to find the reason for it, she studies the blood capsules of the last astronauts to step on the moon. The results of her studies reveal a big cover-up related to a militarized space expedition of the United States of America. Due to her findings, she is murdered. Robert is determined to dig out the truth. His journey of truth and revenge reveals to him the life and lies of Courtney McKillon.
Alvarado’s writing style fits the genre. Seemingly unrelated events occurring in a separate timeline are perfectly intertwined and summed up in the end. The pacing of the story is a bit unnatural for a crime thriller with slow-paced romance between Curt and Claudia but it adds to the buildup of the story. The description of the settings in the story is detailed. This book challenges the view of people towards the subject of homosexual romance in the twentieth century and delivers a strong message: “When laws are made because of fear, they can only condemn; whereas if laws were crafted to promote love, there would be none to harm us.”
I loved the fact that there are no plot holes in the story and everything is wrapped up in the end. The book seems to be edited professionally as there are no grammatical errors and just a couple of typos. The subject matter of the book is very fascinating as it integrates events related to space travel, biology, and the military. The thing that I least liked about the book is that the story seems to be wrapped up too hastily, especially because of the slow-paced buildup to the story.
There are some forms of profanity in the book. Descriptions of heterosexual as well as homosexual romantic scenes are present in the book which might be off-putting to some readers. I would definitely recommend this book to mature readers interested in the crime thriller genre. I rate this book 4 out of 4 for delivering a strong message and for integrating every element of the crime thriller genre.
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Tujunga
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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