Review of The Keepers

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[Following is a volunteer review of "The Keepers" by Michael D Komeshak.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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The Keepers, by Michael D. Komeshak is a science fiction book that revolves around twelve-year-old Jonas. Jonas has a supernatural ability where he can time travel to unknown destinations in his dreams. Every time he wakes up from his dreams, there are unknown and unexplained cuts and scrapes on his body. His parents refuse to believe that something unusual might be going on with their son. But, a mysterious stranger comes along and convinces them that Jonas has some special abilities that go beyond a normal child's capabilities. As Jonas and his parents are forced to accept this new reality, they are also faced with life altering decisions and a very real possibility of death and destruction.

I was intrigued by the premise of the story. The cover page attracted my attention. To see a vulnerable young boy as the main character, I was looking forward to reading this book. I could feel the dad's pain and concern in the first few chapters of the book. His protective instinct made sense when a stranger entered their lives. As a parent, I definitely could identify with his fierce need to protect his son from unknown dangers.

However, I was highly disappointed with the execution of this book. With a twelve year old as the central character, I was expecting the story to be told from the point of view of Jonas. However, even though his dad kept worrying about him and thinking about Jonas throughout the book, Jonas' feelings are barely mentioned in the book. We do get glimpses of him from time to time. But for a book that is about the boy, we do not get a proper perspective of what he feels about everything. I would say this is the biggest drawback of this book.

The book has been well written in terms of grammatic structure and is for the most part error free when it comes to spelling and narration. I couldn't find many errors in the book. However, as the book is written more from an adult perspective, there were many curse words used. So, this would not be an appropriate book for younger kids to read even if the main character is a young kid.

For this reason, I will be giving this book three out of five stars. I would recommend this book to adults who enjoy a good science fiction or a time travel story

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