Sincerely, five stars are not
enough for this masterfully written story by Mingo Kane. A young marine comes
home after his third tour of duty in Iraq, and struggles to adapt to a society
he doesn’t fit into anymore. As he buses across the country, Tom tries to
grapple with interacting with his fellow passengers while experiencing a series
of flashbacks to his time in Iraq. The plot is tight, the imagery searing, the
writing rich and poetic, and the story deeply memorable. Scars of the Prophet
will linger with you long after you turn the last page. I can’t recommend it
enough, and I know I’ll be reading this book again.
Showing posts with label thriller. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Skin Games, by Adam Pepper: 5 stars
You think you know the story: good kid
grows up on the rougher side of the tracks; a mafia henchman takes the kid
under his wing, shows him the ropes. Same old, right? Not this time. Pepper
takes that story and does what he does best: takes the whole thing up several
notches to a brand new level. Characters in this novel lived and breathed in
the room while I read. Tension, drama and adrenalin burst through in every
chapter. While I loved Symphony of Blood, I think Pepper outdid himself on this one.
I give
out 3 stars really easily, 4 stars not so much, but 5 stars… A novel really has
to earn those, and Skin Games definitely did.
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