3 out of 4 stars
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"Overcoming such a horrendous past and making something good out of it." This quote highlighted the greatest lesson James Richardson imparted to the readers of his book, Twilight City. The story was centered on the whereabouts and journey of Edward before and after he learned to shapeshift into a silver werewolf.
In 1752, half man, half wolf creatures were attacking Edward's cabin which was located at the Black Forest in Germany. His children's laughter turned into horrific screams and cries. Despite his fear, he fought a very good fight, but he was not able to avoid a creature's fangs from sinking into his shoulder. The leader of the pack was impressed by Edward's bravery and took him as a captive. Myth came to life as Edward himself shapeshifted into a silver werewolf. What awaited him in the Twilight City? How did he overcome such a horrendous past and make something good out of it?
Narrated in the writer's omniscient point of view, James Richardson's Twilight City lured the readers into the intertwined realm of science fiction and fantasy. The worldbuilding was magnificent. The characters were shapeshifters but did not act like caricatures. Similar to the Twilight movie, the names Edward, Bella, and Jacob also existed, but in this novel, both Bella and Jacob were werewolves while Edward was previously a mortal who turned into a werewolf after he was marked on his shoulder. Aside from the vampires and werewolves, the characters in this tale included werecats, wererats, werehyenas, werelions, tigers, and elves. The book held a perfect blend of underlying themes of hatred, fear, violence, lust, hunger, vengeance, and greed.
Twilight City by James Richardson was an epic brought to life that highlighted the lustful entails of the werewolves' fear of extinction, an immortal's plot to dominate the mortals' world, and the battle between good and evil. The author's writing style was smooth and easy to follow along. The storyline was unpredictable with neatly inserted flashbacks. The pace was fast but flawlessly transitioned. Edward was my favorite character because he learned to forgive, and he risked his life for a good cause. The female characters were not just ornaments but were gorgeous and daring. Richardson's exceptional ability in flashing various erotic scenes could quench a thirst for sexual gratification. Whether this book was the first installment of the Sons of Cain series (based on the cover) or of the Twilight City series (based on the information about the author on the reviewer's page), the story stopped right where the next sequel would pick it up.
The book was professionally edited, but not error-free. Aside from the spacing, spelling, punctuation, and the grammar errors, there were also run-on sentences, random capitalization, and missing words. The minor errors were distracting because there were plenty of them. Other than the errors which prevented me from giving this book a perfect rating, I don't have anything against the book. I rate Twilight City by James Richardson 3 out of 4 stars. Due to the presence of extremely explicit sexual content, violence, and gore, I have to recommend this book to the mature readers only. Those who have reservations on these matters should better bypass reading the story. Fans of the Twilight movie will find this book delightful.
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Twilight City
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