Official Review: Holy Cause: Target America

kittymamamau · Post by **kittymamamau** » 23 Jul 2017, 20:53

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Holy Cause: Target America" by Rena winters.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Holy Cause: Target America by Rena Winters is an exciting story of one terrorist group’s mission to destroy the American economy. While the book centers around acts of terror and destruction, Winters creates three separate storylines to keep the reader guessing: the terrorist group’s devious planning and execution of attacks; the FBI’s attempts at dismantling the terrorist regime; and another group’s search for lost treasures of Mexico. This combination of storylines creates a compelling tale of mystery, deceit, romance, and revenge.

Though the content of the story kept me engaged, while reading Holy Cause: Target America, I found myself continually distracted by the number of grammatical and mechanical errors. It quickly became apparent that the book had not yet been professionally edited. I would strongly encourage the author to take this book to an editor and make some revisions. The intensity of the storyline just gets lost between the misuses of “set” and “sit,” “you’re” and “your,” and “there” and “their.” There were also several instances of run on sentences, missing quotation marks, and spelling errors.

While I believe many of these problems to be simple typos, there were so many of them that I couldn’t possibly recommend this book until it has been professionally edited. Despite the grammar problems, Winters does a great job of keeping the reader on their toes throughout the story. Chapters are riddled with cliffhangers and unanswered questions. Unfortunately, few of these questions are resolved at the end of the book. The story ends rather abruptly, leaving the reader with a sense of confusion.

What happened to the characters? Did the terrorist group overcome the FBI? And what of the Mexican treasure? Winters leaves the door wide open for a sequel in high demand, but I would have liked a touch more closure. I was left feeling as though I were riding a train that came to a very abrupt halt and suddenly kicked me off. I would encourage Winters to rework the ending in a way that allows the reader a better understanding of where things are with the characters while maintaining a final cliffhanger to promote a sequel.

All in all, I am rating Holy Cause: Target America by Rena Winters a 3 out of 4 stars. Editing problems aside, this story was compelling. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in international terror and treasure hunting. I think there is a mountain of potential in this story; Winters need only take the time to unlock it.

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Azeline Arcenal · Post by **Azeline Arcenal** » 29 Jul 2017, 23:40

It's too bad about the number of errors in the book. Otherwise, it seems like an interesting read. Great job on the review!

Post by **kandscreeley** » 30 Jul 2017, 07:23

The nice thing is that it's easy enough to get the book edited. Sounds like once that's fixed it'll be a great book. Thanks.

KlareAllison · Post by **KlareAllison** » 30 Jul 2017, 09:14

A case of an otherwise good book with an interesting storyline which, unfortunately, has been marred by avoidable errors. Books on terrorism fascinate me, will most ikely read this one after it has been professionally edited.