Review of Stolen Redemption
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Review of Stolen Redemption
[Following is a volunteer review of "Stolen Redemption" by R B Alonso.]
A violent thug, Adrian A. Powell, a lost son, Leo "Willy" Williams and a crooked policeman, Ray Warran come together in a violent death that leads to a chain of events that will change them all forever. Our first introduction to Adrian "A." and Leo "Willy" starts at a house party that gets out of hand. This leads to a gangland car chase and death. The crooked policeman Ray Warran sets out to investigate for his own gain. Stolen Redemption by R.B. Alonso is a crime thriller set in Slough that offers readers a ride outside of their comfort zone.
Although the content and dialogue in this book are often violent and racy, the author still manages to capture nuance and offers good insight into the lives of these characters, even getting the reader to understand if not sympathise with how these characters become who they are. The language of the dialogue of the various characters contrasts well with narrator's showing the stark difference of lives through the use of language.
There is a lot of procedural drama that must have required a fair amount of research on the part of the author. The author, considering he has had no formal training in writing or literature according to his about page, has written a good solid story that kept me interested till the end and although a few of the characters do not come across as very sympathetic, I had an interest in finding the outcomes to each of their threads in the story.
Besides a very few editing errors and a minor continuity error I cannot say I have many negative comments about this book. There were a few threads of the story that could have been finished off more fully, and some characters that could also have benefited from more filling out. From a personal point of view, I found it interesting that the ethnicity of each character was used as part of their descriptions, before getting to who they were as a character. There was an underlying racial tension in the narrative that was not fully developed but perhaps unconsciously directs ones personal bias which I found fascinating and disconcerting at the same time.
I would recommend this to readers who like crime thrillers and look forward to reading further books from this author.
I give this book a rating of 3 stars out of 4 stars. With the few editing errors etc I cannot give it a full 4 stars. The story however I could give full marks to. Redemption is an ancient theme in stories, but not always the easiest to capture. I like how this author used this theme. "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you find you get what you need" (Rolling Stones song.)
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Stolen Redemption
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A violent thug, Adrian A. Powell, a lost son, Leo "Willy" Williams and a crooked policeman, Ray Warran come together in a violent death that leads to a chain of events that will change them all forever. Our first introduction to Adrian "A." and Leo "Willy" starts at a house party that gets out of hand. This leads to a gangland car chase and death. The crooked policeman Ray Warran sets out to investigate for his own gain. Stolen Redemption by R.B. Alonso is a crime thriller set in Slough that offers readers a ride outside of their comfort zone.
Although the content and dialogue in this book are often violent and racy, the author still manages to capture nuance and offers good insight into the lives of these characters, even getting the reader to understand if not sympathise with how these characters become who they are. The language of the dialogue of the various characters contrasts well with narrator's showing the stark difference of lives through the use of language.
There is a lot of procedural drama that must have required a fair amount of research on the part of the author. The author, considering he has had no formal training in writing or literature according to his about page, has written a good solid story that kept me interested till the end and although a few of the characters do not come across as very sympathetic, I had an interest in finding the outcomes to each of their threads in the story.
Besides a very few editing errors and a minor continuity error I cannot say I have many negative comments about this book. There were a few threads of the story that could have been finished off more fully, and some characters that could also have benefited from more filling out. From a personal point of view, I found it interesting that the ethnicity of each character was used as part of their descriptions, before getting to who they were as a character. There was an underlying racial tension in the narrative that was not fully developed but perhaps unconsciously directs ones personal bias which I found fascinating and disconcerting at the same time.
I would recommend this to readers who like crime thrillers and look forward to reading further books from this author.
I give this book a rating of 3 stars out of 4 stars. With the few editing errors etc I cannot give it a full 4 stars. The story however I could give full marks to. Redemption is an ancient theme in stories, but not always the easiest to capture. I like how this author used this theme. "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you find you get what you need" (Rolling Stones song.)
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Stolen Redemption
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Latest Review: Brutal Valour: The Tragedy of Isandlwana by James Mace
