Review of The Easter Make Believers
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[Following is a volunteer review of "The Easter Make Believers" by Finn Bell.]
[𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴" 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭.]
The Chen family of Lawrence in Otago NZ are no strangers to tragedy. Tobe and Nick of the Gang Intelligence Center arrive at the Chen family home to discover multiple casualties and several missing people. Two explosions rip the house apart leaving the family devastated and traumatized. James Chen, the Father is missing and his family has been hospitalized. It seems there is no end to the devastation in the lives of this upstanding young family.
Nick is unable to stop the trembling which seems to afflict him in stressful situations. Since his job requires that stress and trauma are his constant companions, he endures this affliction in silence whilst inwardly begging for a reprieve. Nick and Tobe discover that gangsters who are well-known in the area make up the casualties and it appears that one of them has taken James Chen hostage. How long can they survive in freezing conditions with a snowstorm approaching fast? The terrain is rough and inhospitable having been a gold-mining town centuries ago and riddled with abandoned mines. Can they save James Chen and capture his abductor? As the search widens, their fears grow exponentially and Nick's trembling continues unabated.
In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, Finn Bell weaves a plot that kept me riveted till the last page. Why were prominent gang members congregating at the Chen family home on that fateful night and what has a family as highly respected as the Chens who have suffered unspeakable tragedy got to do with it? The plot thickens, even more, when the imprisoned father of the casualties is found missing and feared dead. I was captivated by the storyline and the detail that described Nick's determination to save James Chen. It left me transfixed and convinced that the author clearly experienced the same! As I was predicting the inevitable ending to this book it suddenly took on a whole new life of its own and almost blew me away.
We sometimes ask ourselves why bad things happen to good people and what more can go wrong. But whether we decide to seek revenge and allow bitterness to consume us or forgive and ultimately heal ourselves is entirely up to us. This, I felt was the overarching theme of the book.
I didn't pick up anything I disliked about the book other than it didn't flow as well as I wanted it to. This didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of the book. I noticed several missing commas but the twists and turns of the plot in this well-edited mystery/thriller which I rate 4 out of 5 stars due to some choppiness in the storyline more than made up for the minimal errors I encountered. I recommend this book to those who enjoy a good mystery/ thriller with a touch of fantasy.
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The Easter Make Believers
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[𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴" 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭.]
The Chen family of Lawrence in Otago NZ are no strangers to tragedy. Tobe and Nick of the Gang Intelligence Center arrive at the Chen family home to discover multiple casualties and several missing people. Two explosions rip the house apart leaving the family devastated and traumatized. James Chen, the Father is missing and his family has been hospitalized. It seems there is no end to the devastation in the lives of this upstanding young family.
Nick is unable to stop the trembling which seems to afflict him in stressful situations. Since his job requires that stress and trauma are his constant companions, he endures this affliction in silence whilst inwardly begging for a reprieve. Nick and Tobe discover that gangsters who are well-known in the area make up the casualties and it appears that one of them has taken James Chen hostage. How long can they survive in freezing conditions with a snowstorm approaching fast? The terrain is rough and inhospitable having been a gold-mining town centuries ago and riddled with abandoned mines. Can they save James Chen and capture his abductor? As the search widens, their fears grow exponentially and Nick's trembling continues unabated.
In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, Finn Bell weaves a plot that kept me riveted till the last page. Why were prominent gang members congregating at the Chen family home on that fateful night and what has a family as highly respected as the Chens who have suffered unspeakable tragedy got to do with it? The plot thickens, even more, when the imprisoned father of the casualties is found missing and feared dead. I was captivated by the storyline and the detail that described Nick's determination to save James Chen. It left me transfixed and convinced that the author clearly experienced the same! As I was predicting the inevitable ending to this book it suddenly took on a whole new life of its own and almost blew me away.
We sometimes ask ourselves why bad things happen to good people and what more can go wrong. But whether we decide to seek revenge and allow bitterness to consume us or forgive and ultimately heal ourselves is entirely up to us. This, I felt was the overarching theme of the book.
I didn't pick up anything I disliked about the book other than it didn't flow as well as I wanted it to. This didn't detract from my overall enjoyment of the book. I noticed several missing commas but the twists and turns of the plot in this well-edited mystery/thriller which I rate 4 out of 5 stars due to some choppiness in the storyline more than made up for the minimal errors I encountered. I recommend this book to those who enjoy a good mystery/ thriller with a touch of fantasy.
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The Easter Make Believers
View: on Bookshelves |
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