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The Ezekiel Project
She knows a secret; he knows the future. Together they will expose the truth.
A young mother risks everything to expose a top-secret government project with the help of its most important test subject, a dying Gulf War veteran with paranormal abilities . . .
Eleven years after the bombing of his battalion in Iraq, Joel’s nightmares continue. But when a beautiful young mother enters those dreams, he knows he must do everything in his power to save her from those who want to silence her, including stopping the man responsible for his nightmares, her husband and the man who has been keeping him prisoner in a top-secret government facility in charge of the Ezekiel Project.
A young mother risks everything to expose a top-secret government project with the help of its most important test subject, a dying Gulf War veteran with paranormal abilities . . .
Eleven years after the bombing of his battalion in Iraq, Joel’s nightmares continue. But when a beautiful young mother enters those dreams, he knows he must do everything in his power to save her from those who want to silence her, including stopping the man responsible for his nightmares, her husband and the man who has been keeping him prisoner in a top-secret government facility in charge of the Ezekiel Project.
- GenresParanormal
315 pages, Paperback
First published July 10, 2013
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Christina Knowles
3 books22 followersI live in Salem, Oregon with my musician husband, Randy Knowles, our dog, Chacho, and our cat, Pyewacket. I love to read, write blogs, poetry, and fiction. This year my reading goal is 65 books.
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March 4, 2014
So here’s the thing, I really wanted to like the Ezekiel Project! It’s a local author who self published, and I wanted to love this so much. The bottom line is, it isn’t the worst book I’ve ever read, but it definitely isn’t the best.
It started out really well, I thought the initial characterization of Elaina and Reid was off to a pretty good start, but then halfway through the book something shifted. It took me awhile to really put my finger on what changed, but something did. I put the book down for a couple of days to think about it. It came to me while I was in the shower (as most epiphanies do!). I realized that from a standard technical writing standpoint, this book is fine. It’s all the things a book should be, if you just look at the basic writing formula it follows. What this book is lacking, is any kind of emotional pull. These characters might as well have been robots. The initial characterization was great, but then it stopped somewhere along the way, and instead of characters, I was left with these half hearted people that I felt no connection with at all.
Upon finishing the book, I had a second epiphany (disappointingly enough this one was not during a shower, but while listening to Spring Awakening… sometimes I wonder about me…) the best part about this book was the plot. The reason why the characters are so two dimensional, is because this book is completely plot driven! The characters are more pawns in the story, than they are catalyst to push the story forward. If I had to guess, I would assume that the author had this idea on the back burner of her brain for a long enough time to plan the whole plot out. Characters were probably a secondary thought, but by this time the plot had already been developed. I don’t think there is anything wrong with planning out a story like that; I just hate to see characters falling into the background, rather than the foreground!
I think this book could be great, which is definitely a cop-out thing to say, but I whole heartedly mean it. Based on reading the Ezekiel project, I know the author has the know-how it takes to make an incredible book; I just don’t think she’s utilizing all the tools in her toolbox. The plot was really the thing that had me wanting to continue reading, and in my opinion that’s half the battle. I was recently at a book signing for an author that I idolize and sort of stalk around the inter-webs in my spare time, and he said every author gets better after every book they write. This I know to be true about Christina Knowles. I look forward to reading more books of hers in the future.
It started out really well, I thought the initial characterization of Elaina and Reid was off to a pretty good start, but then halfway through the book something shifted. It took me awhile to really put my finger on what changed, but something did. I put the book down for a couple of days to think about it. It came to me while I was in the shower (as most epiphanies do!). I realized that from a standard technical writing standpoint, this book is fine. It’s all the things a book should be, if you just look at the basic writing formula it follows. What this book is lacking, is any kind of emotional pull. These characters might as well have been robots. The initial characterization was great, but then it stopped somewhere along the way, and instead of characters, I was left with these half hearted people that I felt no connection with at all.
Upon finishing the book, I had a second epiphany (disappointingly enough this one was not during a shower, but while listening to Spring Awakening… sometimes I wonder about me…) the best part about this book was the plot. The reason why the characters are so two dimensional, is because this book is completely plot driven! The characters are more pawns in the story, than they are catalyst to push the story forward. If I had to guess, I would assume that the author had this idea on the back burner of her brain for a long enough time to plan the whole plot out. Characters were probably a secondary thought, but by this time the plot had already been developed. I don’t think there is anything wrong with planning out a story like that; I just hate to see characters falling into the background, rather than the foreground!
I think this book could be great, which is definitely a cop-out thing to say, but I whole heartedly mean it. Based on reading the Ezekiel project, I know the author has the know-how it takes to make an incredible book; I just don’t think she’s utilizing all the tools in her toolbox. The plot was really the thing that had me wanting to continue reading, and in my opinion that’s half the battle. I was recently at a book signing for an author that I idolize and sort of stalk around the inter-webs in my spare time, and he said every author gets better after every book they write. This I know to be true about Christina Knowles. I look forward to reading more books of hers in the future.
September 5, 2013
When a wife becomes trapped in the middle of her controlling husband's top secret illegal military operation, her life is turned upside down. The Ezekiel Project isn't just any military operation. It takes innocent soldiers with telekinetic tendencies and turns them into test subjects who unknowingly become pawns for a chemical warfare experiment.
This character-driven, fast-paced book draws the readers in to the likeable characters immediately, and makes the reader feel connected to both the main character, and the person most unlikely to step in to save she and her son from impending danger.
A wonderful novel with excellent pacing, surprising turns, and an unlikely romance, The Ezekiel Project is well on its way to be a top must-read book, and hopefully one day a Hollywood Hit.
This character-driven, fast-paced book draws the readers in to the likeable characters immediately, and makes the reader feel connected to both the main character, and the person most unlikely to step in to save she and her son from impending danger.
A wonderful novel with excellent pacing, surprising turns, and an unlikely romance, The Ezekiel Project is well on its way to be a top must-read book, and hopefully one day a Hollywood Hit.
January 13, 2014
4.5! Wow, this was a ride and a half! A fast-paced, interesting, thought provoking, edge- of-your-seat story about clandestine military medical experimentation, telekinesis, mind control, abuse, and love. Knowles is a master of pacing. I see Bruce Willis (as Reid) in the movie version. And Ryan Gosling IS Joel Carpenter! Impossible to put down … highly recommend!
February 28, 2014
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
WOW!!!!
I just finished reading this extraordinary book.
A book about a military project called Ezekiel project, a project concerning the use of an experimental drug to increase capacity as telekinesis and mind control on veteran soldiers suffering from Gulf War syndrome caused by chemical weapons, of Elaina, a mother trying to protect her child from her abusive husband that wants her dead after she took a peek at his top secret files about the project and about Joel Carpenter, one of the test subjects that from some times keeps seeing her in his visions and escapes the facility to save her.
I have to admit that i shed a tear at the end of the book, it was really emotional.
It deserves the 5 stars!!!!
WOW!!!!
I just finished reading this extraordinary book.
A book about a military project called Ezekiel project, a project concerning the use of an experimental drug to increase capacity as telekinesis and mind control on veteran soldiers suffering from Gulf War syndrome caused by chemical weapons, of Elaina, a mother trying to protect her child from her abusive husband that wants her dead after she took a peek at his top secret files about the project and about Joel Carpenter, one of the test subjects that from some times keeps seeing her in his visions and escapes the facility to save her.
I have to admit that i shed a tear at the end of the book, it was really emotional.
It deserves the 5 stars!!!!
January 31, 2014
I was drawn in right away. Knowles gives just enough back-story to connect you to the characters and then, BAM! She throws you into the intense story that ties them all together. This book is fast-paced and action packed. I could have done without the intertwined love story, but aside from that I did not want to put it down!
January 21, 2014
Let me start by saying it is very difficult for a story to capture my full attention, and this one did. The author is a gifted storyteller, fleshing out believable characters and delivering a fast paced tale with very little lulls. I'm hoping Christina Knowles will produce many more fine works for this anxious reader in the future. Congrats on a debut novel well done!
January 18, 2014
I was reading this at work and I had a hard time putting it away when my break was over. Is this really Christina Knowles' first novel? It doesn't seem like something that a new author would write because it's GOOD.
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