Review by PharaohTeb -- Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
Posted: 24 Jun 2018, 11:37
[Following is a volunteer review of "Raven's Peak" by Lincoln Cole.]
3 out of 4 stars
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Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
A young man, fresh out of college, seems bereft of meaning and the tragedy he had just went through has left him depressed and devoid of life. A chance meeting with a Rob Reiner-wannabe, in the most unlikely of venues, sends him into a whirlwind of adventure; terror, excitement, bravado, and all those things that make one feel alive. The things he thought lost, meaningless and archaic don't suddenly seem that way anymore, can they become tools in what he is faced with? In a nutshell...
First of all, I didn't like the repetitiveness of some of the characters and how Mr. Cole would drag situations through the mud to make us understand characters, we don't need a whole page to understand a person, we can infer. Mr. Cole needs to trust his character-building techniques, a few lines is okay. One other thing that didn't sparkle with me was how unimaginative the fights were; I mean, couldn't they find other things besides tables to throw around? And as much as the characters are fun, I want to more their world, is it a Monarchy, a Republic, what is it? But it's only Book I, so let's give him a chance.
I loved and enjoyed reading this book. One thing I liked were the characters; some are highly moral while their backdoors are used to consort with friends in low places. Others are cynics who are not really cynical but are babies who need to be coddled. Then you have those tow the line, burying their convictions beneath commands from their higher-ups. A great perspective into the human condition here.
One of the reasons I like stories of this sort is I want to understand how people believe our world should be shaped. The vibe I'm getting from the author is a One-World system; The Council of Chaldea is evidence of this. It is a multi-national organization that is responsible for the "safety" of the world, pretty sure that's what the New World Order also say. What this tells me is that the NWO is real and people, at least the author, believes in it, if that's correct phrasing. And it was ethnically diverse, they wouldn't really be a multi-national if their upper echelons were of one race.
I chose this book because it appealed to my love of the Horror genre. And the author, despite his pitfalls, knew how to build the suspense. A real page-turner. This is a story for people with a mental age of about 12, you know, heroes and epic fights and all that stuff with some parts that might keep you up at night if you have a weak stomach. I rate this book 3 out of 4, because for the most part, it appeals to those with a sweet tooth for Occult knowledge.
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3 out of 4 stars
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Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
A young man, fresh out of college, seems bereft of meaning and the tragedy he had just went through has left him depressed and devoid of life. A chance meeting with a Rob Reiner-wannabe, in the most unlikely of venues, sends him into a whirlwind of adventure; terror, excitement, bravado, and all those things that make one feel alive. The things he thought lost, meaningless and archaic don't suddenly seem that way anymore, can they become tools in what he is faced with? In a nutshell...
First of all, I didn't like the repetitiveness of some of the characters and how Mr. Cole would drag situations through the mud to make us understand characters, we don't need a whole page to understand a person, we can infer. Mr. Cole needs to trust his character-building techniques, a few lines is okay. One other thing that didn't sparkle with me was how unimaginative the fights were; I mean, couldn't they find other things besides tables to throw around? And as much as the characters are fun, I want to more their world, is it a Monarchy, a Republic, what is it? But it's only Book I, so let's give him a chance.
I loved and enjoyed reading this book. One thing I liked were the characters; some are highly moral while their backdoors are used to consort with friends in low places. Others are cynics who are not really cynical but are babies who need to be coddled. Then you have those tow the line, burying their convictions beneath commands from their higher-ups. A great perspective into the human condition here.
One of the reasons I like stories of this sort is I want to understand how people believe our world should be shaped. The vibe I'm getting from the author is a One-World system; The Council of Chaldea is evidence of this. It is a multi-national organization that is responsible for the "safety" of the world, pretty sure that's what the New World Order also say. What this tells me is that the NWO is real and people, at least the author, believes in it, if that's correct phrasing. And it was ethnically diverse, they wouldn't really be a multi-national if their upper echelons were of one race.
I chose this book because it appealed to my love of the Horror genre. And the author, despite his pitfalls, knew how to build the suspense. A real page-turner. This is a story for people with a mental age of about 12, you know, heroes and epic fights and all that stuff with some parts that might keep you up at night if you have a weak stomach. I rate this book 3 out of 4, because for the most part, it appeals to those with a sweet tooth for Occult knowledge.
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Raven's Peak
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