Review of Hold On for Dear Life
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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Hold On for Dear Life" by Annelise Osborne.]
Hold On for Dear Life by Annelise Osborne follows a trio, Charlie, Jack, and Nik, who envisioned and developed a peer-to-peer decentralized marketplace that they named Advantage. Each of them had their specific roles to play. They funded the project with an ICO (Initial Coin Offering), which got them $30 million in their treasury, and that's when the sense of responsibility hit. They had to employ staff to keep things running smoothly. However, there are forces that test every development, from human forces to market forces, in many ways. When such forces beset their new development, the trio must figure a way out.
I like many aspects of this book. The trio are entirely different characters with respect to their personalities. One is discreet and reserved, another is charismatic, and the other is deeply focused but prone to tunnel vision. The characters had good depth of development to understand their behavior at different points. Other characters also have good depth of development. I also enjoyed the story dynamics, from the opening premise to the end of the story. I appreciate the themes of dedication, unity, introspection, and accountability featured in the book. The storyline is cryptocurrency-related, but there isn't so much jargon to affect my reading.
I have one major dislike about this book. The style of writing was weird. It just couldn't provoke any tangible emotion to make me feel empathetic at any point. The varying tensions in different situations weren't palpable. The style of writing felt more like a wordy description. I just couldn't emotionally relate to the story, and that delayed my reading. This will cost two stars from my rating. This book has a very good storyline, but I just couldn't get to feel it. I didn't notice any errors while reading this book, which shows that it's exceptionally well edited.
I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars for the reasons I mentioned above. I recommend it to readers who enjoy tech-related narratives.
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Hold On for Dear Life by Annelise Osborne follows a trio, Charlie, Jack, and Nik, who envisioned and developed a peer-to-peer decentralized marketplace that they named Advantage. Each of them had their specific roles to play. They funded the project with an ICO (Initial Coin Offering), which got them $30 million in their treasury, and that's when the sense of responsibility hit. They had to employ staff to keep things running smoothly. However, there are forces that test every development, from human forces to market forces, in many ways. When such forces beset their new development, the trio must figure a way out.
I like many aspects of this book. The trio are entirely different characters with respect to their personalities. One is discreet and reserved, another is charismatic, and the other is deeply focused but prone to tunnel vision. The characters had good depth of development to understand their behavior at different points. Other characters also have good depth of development. I also enjoyed the story dynamics, from the opening premise to the end of the story. I appreciate the themes of dedication, unity, introspection, and accountability featured in the book. The storyline is cryptocurrency-related, but there isn't so much jargon to affect my reading.
I have one major dislike about this book. The style of writing was weird. It just couldn't provoke any tangible emotion to make me feel empathetic at any point. The varying tensions in different situations weren't palpable. The style of writing felt more like a wordy description. I just couldn't emotionally relate to the story, and that delayed my reading. This will cost two stars from my rating. This book has a very good storyline, but I just couldn't get to feel it. I didn't notice any errors while reading this book, which shows that it's exceptionally well edited.
I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars for the reasons I mentioned above. I recommend it to readers who enjoy tech-related narratives.
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Hold On for Dear Life
View: on Bookshelves |
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