Review of Genesis Awakens
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Genesis Awakens" by Akorede Adekoya and Howard Haugom.]
Genesis Awakens by Akorede Adekoya and Howard Haugom starts in Jerusalem in 327 AD where Empress Helena is on a journey to find the Nazarene’s cross and the nails that hung Jesus the Christ. Fast-forward 77 generations, Genesis Isherwood, returns to her hometown Dundurn, to mourn the mysterious death of her grandfather. Gen expected her visit home to be the same as always, nothing outrageously exciting or different. That notion was quickly disabused when she accidentally touched an old nail in her grandfather's shed and quickly discovers that it was one of the three nails that held Jesus the Christ to the cross. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the only one to realise the value of the nails, and soon joined forces with Mark Reynolds to protect the nails from the people who wanted to abuse the nail's power. The story is a fight between good and evil, where Gen’s choices could ultimately determine the fate of the world.
The authors did a truly amazing job at including the stories of so many people, at many different points in time. The flashbacks to Empress Helena’s story hundreds of years before was a simple but very effective way to add an extra element to the story. The flashbacks gave background information that helped me as the reader to understand the journey that both Gen and Mark must take. The plot was also simple enough that it was effortless to follow, but involved enough that as soon as I started, I was sucked into the story.
There are very few flaws in Genesis Awakens. However, at times, it was difficult to tell whose perspective different comments were from. In the beginning chapters, it was easy to tell whose perspective the story was being told from as there were markers in between the different points of view. As the story progressed, the character's perspectives began to merge in a way that made it somewhat difficult to follow. However, this did not ruin the overall experience of reading this book. While Christianity and related topics are mentioned frequently, I don’t think this takes any enjoyment out of the book, as I find religion is used only as a building block for this amazing storyline.
Apart from the criticism mentioned earlier, there are no major complaints that I have about this book. I immensely enjoyed the story and for these reasons rate this book four out of four stars.
I would recommend Genesis Awakens to people who love sci-fi with a touch of reality. And who enjoy being constantly entertained by the twist and turns in the plot.
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Genesis Awakens
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Genesis Awakens by Akorede Adekoya and Howard Haugom starts in Jerusalem in 327 AD where Empress Helena is on a journey to find the Nazarene’s cross and the nails that hung Jesus the Christ. Fast-forward 77 generations, Genesis Isherwood, returns to her hometown Dundurn, to mourn the mysterious death of her grandfather. Gen expected her visit home to be the same as always, nothing outrageously exciting or different. That notion was quickly disabused when she accidentally touched an old nail in her grandfather's shed and quickly discovers that it was one of the three nails that held Jesus the Christ to the cross. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the only one to realise the value of the nails, and soon joined forces with Mark Reynolds to protect the nails from the people who wanted to abuse the nail's power. The story is a fight between good and evil, where Gen’s choices could ultimately determine the fate of the world.
The authors did a truly amazing job at including the stories of so many people, at many different points in time. The flashbacks to Empress Helena’s story hundreds of years before was a simple but very effective way to add an extra element to the story. The flashbacks gave background information that helped me as the reader to understand the journey that both Gen and Mark must take. The plot was also simple enough that it was effortless to follow, but involved enough that as soon as I started, I was sucked into the story.
There are very few flaws in Genesis Awakens. However, at times, it was difficult to tell whose perspective different comments were from. In the beginning chapters, it was easy to tell whose perspective the story was being told from as there were markers in between the different points of view. As the story progressed, the character's perspectives began to merge in a way that made it somewhat difficult to follow. However, this did not ruin the overall experience of reading this book. While Christianity and related topics are mentioned frequently, I don’t think this takes any enjoyment out of the book, as I find religion is used only as a building block for this amazing storyline.
Apart from the criticism mentioned earlier, there are no major complaints that I have about this book. I immensely enjoyed the story and for these reasons rate this book four out of four stars.
I would recommend Genesis Awakens to people who love sci-fi with a touch of reality. And who enjoy being constantly entertained by the twist and turns in the plot.
******
Genesis Awakens
View: on Bookshelves |
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