Review of Pulse: Book One
Posted: 07 Dec 2024, 09:11
[Following is a volunteer review of "Pulse: Book One" by B.A. Bellec.]
Have you ever given two thoughts about the future climate? How would our actions today shape the future we are heading towards? I can bet that we barely thought about these things in our day-to-day lives, and I’m not blaming anyone here. Because I know we’re too occupied sorting out our personal affairs. But it’s high time that we start thinking about the climate. And if you still have the question, “Why should we?” Then I highly suggest you dive into this book, “Pulse: Book One” by B.A. Bellec, to get a horrifying picture of the future world if we neglect nature alongside a thrilling, adventurous experience of reading great thriller fiction. Let’s give you a snippet of the story in this book.
The time is 2040, and “Pulse” has taken over the world. “Pulse” is a fictional company, representing all the big corporations in today’s world. Alan Sharpe and his son Mark Sharpe, owners of “Pulse,” have the government, the law, the whole business industry, the lives of people, and the whole world wrapped around their little fingers, controlling everything. “Pulse” creates many products, from technology and social platforms to artificial lab-created human organs for medical emergencies and also music, food, and so on. But these are what they show to the world; internally they’re involved with some shady businesses, like the black market, illegal experiments, and drugs.
Not only that, the cheap ingredients containing foods they make destroy the human body, yet all people are obsessed with them and consume them daily. There are many lawsuits against them, but those just vanish into thin air. Alan Sharpe can disappear anything that comes his way with his power and connections. Alan and Mark are just heartless, money-thirsty monsters with no conscience, especially Alan. “Pulse’s” technological and industrial waste is acidifying rivers and destroying greens, forests, and the wild. Global warming is increasing severely. Yet there are no ways to stop “Pulse.” “Pulse's” robots are part of human life and replacing humans. It’s like humans can’t survive without “Pulse.”
But actions come with consequences. Everyone would pay the price. Something horrifying is about to happen at the very anticipated ‘PulseFest,’ the biggest musical festival in history, Mark Sharpe preparing for over a decade, where thousands will be present. All I can say is it will be a bone-chilling, terrifying turn of events. Something dangerous is lurking, and it’ll unleash that day. People’s lives would be destroyed. And the villain we thought was behind this might not be the truth after all. The story would take a dark turn.
Firstly, I would like to say, “What an incredible read it was.” I was completely spellbound by the book. The one distinctive feature that truly stands out for me about this book is its presentation of characters. Most of the characters felt like the main character, the hero of the story, until the last part because each of them has so much significance to the plot. And it was extremely astonishing to witness because you don’t always come across such creative work. Besides that, a big applause for the very well-thought-out and well-developed plot of this book. The message it portrays is so crucial for humanity, for us to understand. The bone-chilling picture of the future world the story portrayed can be a reality if we don’t stop our ways of living life, treating nature, and not raising our voices against the big corporate monsters that are destroying nature for their unauthentic ways of doing business in the name of creating a so-called advanced and better world. Additionally, the suspense building was insane; it kept me on the edge of my seat.
There are a few suggestions I would like to mention in terms of improvement. The characters were introduced in each new chapter as the author wrote each chapter with each character's perspective. The chapter started directly with the storyline without giving the character's proper introduction. I felt a little lost there, in terms of the character's role in the story. Later, you will eventually know the character's role. But an introduction at the start of that chapter, when they are introduced first to readers, is suggested. Additionally, I noticed some editorial errors, very few. But still needs to be rectified for a flawless craft. With all this in mind, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. Taking one star for the reasons I mentioned. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book to its core. The book is not for the fainthearted. There are stomach-churning descriptions of death, so be warned. I would highly recommend this book to all who love thrillers, climate fiction, and suspense tales.
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Pulse: Book One
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Have you ever given two thoughts about the future climate? How would our actions today shape the future we are heading towards? I can bet that we barely thought about these things in our day-to-day lives, and I’m not blaming anyone here. Because I know we’re too occupied sorting out our personal affairs. But it’s high time that we start thinking about the climate. And if you still have the question, “Why should we?” Then I highly suggest you dive into this book, “Pulse: Book One” by B.A. Bellec, to get a horrifying picture of the future world if we neglect nature alongside a thrilling, adventurous experience of reading great thriller fiction. Let’s give you a snippet of the story in this book.
The time is 2040, and “Pulse” has taken over the world. “Pulse” is a fictional company, representing all the big corporations in today’s world. Alan Sharpe and his son Mark Sharpe, owners of “Pulse,” have the government, the law, the whole business industry, the lives of people, and the whole world wrapped around their little fingers, controlling everything. “Pulse” creates many products, from technology and social platforms to artificial lab-created human organs for medical emergencies and also music, food, and so on. But these are what they show to the world; internally they’re involved with some shady businesses, like the black market, illegal experiments, and drugs.
Not only that, the cheap ingredients containing foods they make destroy the human body, yet all people are obsessed with them and consume them daily. There are many lawsuits against them, but those just vanish into thin air. Alan Sharpe can disappear anything that comes his way with his power and connections. Alan and Mark are just heartless, money-thirsty monsters with no conscience, especially Alan. “Pulse’s” technological and industrial waste is acidifying rivers and destroying greens, forests, and the wild. Global warming is increasing severely. Yet there are no ways to stop “Pulse.” “Pulse's” robots are part of human life and replacing humans. It’s like humans can’t survive without “Pulse.”
But actions come with consequences. Everyone would pay the price. Something horrifying is about to happen at the very anticipated ‘PulseFest,’ the biggest musical festival in history, Mark Sharpe preparing for over a decade, where thousands will be present. All I can say is it will be a bone-chilling, terrifying turn of events. Something dangerous is lurking, and it’ll unleash that day. People’s lives would be destroyed. And the villain we thought was behind this might not be the truth after all. The story would take a dark turn.
Firstly, I would like to say, “What an incredible read it was.” I was completely spellbound by the book. The one distinctive feature that truly stands out for me about this book is its presentation of characters. Most of the characters felt like the main character, the hero of the story, until the last part because each of them has so much significance to the plot. And it was extremely astonishing to witness because you don’t always come across such creative work. Besides that, a big applause for the very well-thought-out and well-developed plot of this book. The message it portrays is so crucial for humanity, for us to understand. The bone-chilling picture of the future world the story portrayed can be a reality if we don’t stop our ways of living life, treating nature, and not raising our voices against the big corporate monsters that are destroying nature for their unauthentic ways of doing business in the name of creating a so-called advanced and better world. Additionally, the suspense building was insane; it kept me on the edge of my seat.
There are a few suggestions I would like to mention in terms of improvement. The characters were introduced in each new chapter as the author wrote each chapter with each character's perspective. The chapter started directly with the storyline without giving the character's proper introduction. I felt a little lost there, in terms of the character's role in the story. Later, you will eventually know the character's role. But an introduction at the start of that chapter, when they are introduced first to readers, is suggested. Additionally, I noticed some editorial errors, very few. But still needs to be rectified for a flawless craft. With all this in mind, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. Taking one star for the reasons I mentioned. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the book to its core. The book is not for the fainthearted. There are stomach-churning descriptions of death, so be warned. I would highly recommend this book to all who love thrillers, climate fiction, and suspense tales.
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Pulse: Book One
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon