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Hero Worship
Erin, Dirk, and Marty are runaways, wanted by the church for their dark, miraculous secrets. With only one week to reach the ship that will carry them to freedom, they must strike a balance between a woman who controls time and a man who no longer sees the future. It's simply a question of who will stand up and be the hero.Hero Worship is a fast-paced mystery about life at the intersection of trust and fear. With super powers.Book 1 of 4: 413 pages, 8 chapters, 5 illustrations.
- GenresFantasy
187 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2011
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January 6, 2015
I always feel bad giving small press books 1 star ratings. So let me make it absolutely clear that the poor rating was because this book is not at all to my taste, not because it is a terrible book. I rate books based on how much I enjoy them, and I did not enjoy this one at all.
With that said, I found this book confusing. My taste runs to linear stories, told from one or two points of view. I like stories that start at the beginning, and travel towards the end. As one of the characters said near the start of the novel:
I probably should have stopped reading at that point, honestly. Because nobody ever does explain anything, really. I have a clearer idea of what this book is about based on the synopsis of it on Goodreads than I do from reading the actual book. I think that's because of my failure as a reader though, not because of anything wrong with the writing. But I found that I didn't care about any of the characters, didn't have any clear idea why anything was happening, and I'm still a little confused about where everything took place.
But the dialog is well written, the action is well described (even if I have no idea why anything is happening or why it's important), and I think I would like several of the characters if I could keep them straight. If frequent point of view switches, flashbacks, and a story that starts in the middle aren't things that bother you, give this book a try. It's got churches, and miracles (or possibly mutant superpowers?), and some sort of conspiracy about something or other, and action.
If this author were to write, for example, a fantasy story told in the first person, I'd give that a try. But this book was just not for me.
With that said, I found this book confusing. My taste runs to linear stories, told from one or two points of view. I like stories that start at the beginning, and travel towards the end. As one of the characters said near the start of the novel:
“You showed up at the end of a really long story, okay? We don’t have time to explain everything to you.”
I probably should have stopped reading at that point, honestly. Because nobody ever does explain anything, really. I have a clearer idea of what this book is about based on the synopsis of it on Goodreads than I do from reading the actual book. I think that's because of my failure as a reader though, not because of anything wrong with the writing. But I found that I didn't care about any of the characters, didn't have any clear idea why anything was happening, and I'm still a little confused about where everything took place.
But the dialog is well written, the action is well described (even if I have no idea why anything is happening or why it's important), and I think I would like several of the characters if I could keep them straight. If frequent point of view switches, flashbacks, and a story that starts in the middle aren't things that bother you, give this book a try. It's got churches, and miracles (or possibly mutant superpowers?), and some sort of conspiracy about something or other, and action.
If this author were to write, for example, a fantasy story told in the first person, I'd give that a try. But this book was just not for me.
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