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Review by Falconcrest -- Demon Heart by David Crane
[Following is a volunteer review of "Demon Heart" by David Crane.]
3 out of 4 stars
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This is the story of the Japanese protagonist Naoko Kitamura a demon hybrid whose origins spring from a secret pact made many centuries ago by one of her ancestors. In her early youth she soon discovers and realizes that she is not an ordinary human being, and that she has certain abilities that are supernatural. Overtime her mother explains her origins to her, and she soon embraces her superhuman abilities, and learns how to control these amazing gifts she was born with. Convinced she gradually matures and falls in love with the son of an american diplomat but fate soon deals with her deck and Naoko is eventually heart broken. When you gamble chances are that the house always wins.
Demon Heart by David Crane is from the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre. They are certain things, I didn't enjoy about this book i discovered that one or two of the characters had poor backgrounds, and a very porous character development. The books pace was also very slow and it took a long time to build up between the action scenes and the relaxed moments. Some action scenes were also not fully developed and had poor endings and should have been written a bit longer.
They are additional elements, i enjoyed like the book consists of a lot of interesting characters, and very creative villains. The authors use of imagery was very powerful and also quite enjoyable. “They resembled puffy cotton balls sailing across the blue expanse like lambs across the field without a Shepherd.” I furthermore enjoyed the authors approach of uniquely opening every chapter quite refreshing. Demon Heart has a consistent storyline and most of the characters had a solid background and were thoroughly developed especially the main character.
The book was professionally edited except for minor typos, i came across. It also flowed smoothly as the introduction of new characters was gradual and consistent with the story as it built up to the main climatic event. The author was very successful with his message that highlighted issues that revolved around the environment, and with a very urgent call for the corporate world to strike a balance.
I found it fascinating how the author integrated Japanese customs and traditions with a blend of historical facts into his storyline and will no doubt be highly appreciated and educational to its readers. This book will appeal to people who enjoy an action themed science fiction story and without further ado Demon Heart by David Crane has earned three out of four stars, and this book has a strong adult theme and at times contains violent literature with very profane language and is not suitable for young readers. I had to rate it down because of the elements that I described in the above paragraphs.
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3 out of 4 stars
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This is the story of the Japanese protagonist Naoko Kitamura a demon hybrid whose origins spring from a secret pact made many centuries ago by one of her ancestors. In her early youth she soon discovers and realizes that she is not an ordinary human being, and that she has certain abilities that are supernatural. Overtime her mother explains her origins to her, and she soon embraces her superhuman abilities, and learns how to control these amazing gifts she was born with. Convinced she gradually matures and falls in love with the son of an american diplomat but fate soon deals with her deck and Naoko is eventually heart broken. When you gamble chances are that the house always wins.
Demon Heart by David Crane is from the Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre. They are certain things, I didn't enjoy about this book i discovered that one or two of the characters had poor backgrounds, and a very porous character development. The books pace was also very slow and it took a long time to build up between the action scenes and the relaxed moments. Some action scenes were also not fully developed and had poor endings and should have been written a bit longer.
They are additional elements, i enjoyed like the book consists of a lot of interesting characters, and very creative villains. The authors use of imagery was very powerful and also quite enjoyable. “They resembled puffy cotton balls sailing across the blue expanse like lambs across the field without a Shepherd.” I furthermore enjoyed the authors approach of uniquely opening every chapter quite refreshing. Demon Heart has a consistent storyline and most of the characters had a solid background and were thoroughly developed especially the main character.
The book was professionally edited except for minor typos, i came across. It also flowed smoothly as the introduction of new characters was gradual and consistent with the story as it built up to the main climatic event. The author was very successful with his message that highlighted issues that revolved around the environment, and with a very urgent call for the corporate world to strike a balance.
I found it fascinating how the author integrated Japanese customs and traditions with a blend of historical facts into his storyline and will no doubt be highly appreciated and educational to its readers. This book will appeal to people who enjoy an action themed science fiction story and without further ado Demon Heart by David Crane has earned three out of four stars, and this book has a strong adult theme and at times contains violent literature with very profane language and is not suitable for young readers. I had to rate it down because of the elements that I described in the above paragraphs.
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Demon Heart
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