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[Following is a volunteer review of "Raven's Peak" by Lincoln Cole.]

I felt Raven's Peak had an intriguing storyline and definitely kept me interested with its slightly different take on demons. The writing was good but didn't stand out to me as having a distinct style, but that's not necessarily a negative.

The story follows Abigail a demon hunter who has been previously possessed and in consequence has lost her credibility from the council. On a hunt to find her mentor and father figure, Arthur who she runs into Haatim an unsuspecting bystander, at least, at first.

I really liked the character of Abigail as she was very realistic and followed actions that were always true to her first established character. She was a strong independent female without being cliche and boring and definitely acted and thought like a real person. Her characterisation was really good as her sarcastic asides often added some fun and enjoyment to the plot in the midst of the combat and tension.

I thought the initial premise of the story was very gripping and I felt that throughout there was always a good pacing to the book as well. There was always something interesting happening yet it wasn't over saturated with tacky fight scenes and dramatic confrontations.

I also thought it was good that there were clues and indications given to the nature of the demons and how the world worked through Abigail's explanations to Haatim but without boring me with unnecessary details.

The only criticism I have is that the plot, while engaging was quite generic. The story heavily followed the common and overdone plot of, protagonist defeats the villain with the aid of the unsuspecting and slightly incompetent sidekick who ultimately surprisingly saves the day. In addition, at times it seemed as if the goal of the book was to convert me with all the talk of losing faith in God and prayer being the way to defeat the demons. It sometimes seemed to be some allegorical tale of an ex-Christian finding his way back to God but ultimately that didn't diminish the plot for me.

All in all, I give this story a three out of four stars.
I would definitely recommend it to a friend if they were in need of a new fantasy read and i did enjoy reading it and never felt like I didn't want to finish, but it didn't really have the wow factor upon my completion of the book as the story was not that abstract or different and there wasn't any real plot twists or revelations.

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Yhe prologue was very powerful i think that made me keep reading the book. I was slightly disappointed when there was very less about arthur..his character was more appealing than Abigail and Haatim i think. By the way you did a good honest review.