Review of Stone of Gabriel
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Review of Stone of Gabriel
[Following is a volunteer review of "Stone of Gabriel" by Gary A. Pattillo.]
Kurt is an average 13 year old from California. On a father son camping trip with his 2 best friends he makes an incredible discovery. While playing in a dried up riverbed the boys discover a rock with unique properties. Upon returning home Kurt crosses paths with Detective Steve Bailey and discovers the truth behind his rock. The Stone of Gabriel follows Kurt and Steve on a path of self discovery. Will Kurt learn to use the power of his stone and live up to what is expected of him as a bearer of an angel stone? Will Steve be able to hunt down the demon growing in power before he is able to reach his endgame?
Gary Pattillo has created some really relatable characters. Kurt is the boy next door making it easy to get in his head and understand his thoughts and actions. Steve is the rising star detective doing the best he can to catch the bad guys. The plot moved along at a perfect speed I had no time to find myself bored and I didn't feel like the action was rushed. Kurt plugged along with home, school, and training with never a dull moment. Despite this book being fiction Pattillo wrote it in such a way that one could question could this happen? It has that balance of being fiction but keeping it reigned in so one could imagine it actually happening.
One negative thing was that the characters seemed slow at times. Example Kurt slingshot a rock through a leather boot and multiple pieces of wood and the boys response was "That was some nice shooting". There were a couple other instances where I was like how can you not see that? I felt it was so obvious almost an insult to readers. My other issue is there were plenty of times I wished Pattillo would describe things with more detail. The description of Kurt was pretty much freckles and brown hair and he refers to Steve's necklace as ornate, in both places more details could have been added to paint a more vivid picture.
I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. Stone of Gabriel deserves this rating for its original story that draws readers in and keeps us wondering if Kurt and Steve will save the day until the very end. It was well written with no spelling or grammar errors to distract. I took one star due to the above mentioned issues of slow characters and lack of detail.
I would recommend this book to those that enjoy adventure. With one of the main characters being 13 I think it would appeal to teens as well as adults. Despite having a religious theme that is not the main focus of book more of a good versus evil that almost all can relate to.
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Stone of Gabriel
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Kurt is an average 13 year old from California. On a father son camping trip with his 2 best friends he makes an incredible discovery. While playing in a dried up riverbed the boys discover a rock with unique properties. Upon returning home Kurt crosses paths with Detective Steve Bailey and discovers the truth behind his rock. The Stone of Gabriel follows Kurt and Steve on a path of self discovery. Will Kurt learn to use the power of his stone and live up to what is expected of him as a bearer of an angel stone? Will Steve be able to hunt down the demon growing in power before he is able to reach his endgame?
Gary Pattillo has created some really relatable characters. Kurt is the boy next door making it easy to get in his head and understand his thoughts and actions. Steve is the rising star detective doing the best he can to catch the bad guys. The plot moved along at a perfect speed I had no time to find myself bored and I didn't feel like the action was rushed. Kurt plugged along with home, school, and training with never a dull moment. Despite this book being fiction Pattillo wrote it in such a way that one could question could this happen? It has that balance of being fiction but keeping it reigned in so one could imagine it actually happening.
One negative thing was that the characters seemed slow at times. Example Kurt slingshot a rock through a leather boot and multiple pieces of wood and the boys response was "That was some nice shooting". There were a couple other instances where I was like how can you not see that? I felt it was so obvious almost an insult to readers. My other issue is there were plenty of times I wished Pattillo would describe things with more detail. The description of Kurt was pretty much freckles and brown hair and he refers to Steve's necklace as ornate, in both places more details could have been added to paint a more vivid picture.
I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. Stone of Gabriel deserves this rating for its original story that draws readers in and keeps us wondering if Kurt and Steve will save the day until the very end. It was well written with no spelling or grammar errors to distract. I took one star due to the above mentioned issues of slow characters and lack of detail.
I would recommend this book to those that enjoy adventure. With one of the main characters being 13 I think it would appeal to teens as well as adults. Despite having a religious theme that is not the main focus of book more of a good versus evil that almost all can relate to.
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Stone of Gabriel
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