Review by CHL -- Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
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Review by CHL -- Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
[Following is a volunteer review of "Raven's Peak" by Lincoln Cole.]
4 out of 4 stars
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Raven’s Peak (World on Fire, Book I) is a fiction novel written by Lincoln Cole. It is about The Council’s (a worldwide religious community) fight against an evil organization called the Ninth Circle.
The story began with Arthur (former part of the Order of Hunter of the Council) who locked himself up in prison because of something that happened to him when he fought against the members of the Ninth Circle. It was not revealed what specifically happened to him but it was clear that it was grave enough for him to punish himself. Later, he was summoned by Frieda (one of the members of the Council) to ask for his help to again fight the demons in a certain locality. Arthur didn’t want to go at first but upon the mention of Abigail, his adapted daughter, he quickly complied. Although Abigail was saved, he was taken by the monsters during his mission.
Few months later, Abigail began looking for Arthur but he was prohibited by The Council. Having been possessed by a demon, The Council lost trust in Abigail and only made her do minor stuff. This all changed when he met Haatim. It turns out that Haatim is a son of a member of the Council. He was being targeted by a demon to act as his vessel. With Abigail’s help, though, he did not succeed. The two then embarked on a journey to Raven’s Peak. Originally told by Frieda that there were demonic activities happening there, Abigail was actually sent there so that she can remember the things that happened to her when she was abducted and consequently find clues where Arthur might be.
She did remember bits of information upon coming there and to her surprise (and Frieda’s and the Council’s), there are indeed weird things happening in the remote place. A strong demon that plays with people’s will acquired a vessel and its potential to wreck havoc Raven’s Peak urged the Council to take drastic measures but Haatim and Abigail cannot let this happen so they did all they could to save the village. They might have saved the village but it seems that Abigail has to face the consequences of endangering the life of Haatim in this epic adventure.
I absolutely love this novel. It is action-packed and the author did a really good job in making me feel its intensity. I just can’t put this book down. The descriptions are vivid from start to finish, from the characters to the places to the events happening. You can really imagine what is happening in the moment. It makes you part of it. You can’t help but sympathize with the characters.
Aside from primarily entertaining the readers, this book also injected some Theological information: things about the demon and religious matters. His inclusion of social media as a factor for people to consider things as fact or simply doctored is relevant.
Ultimately, this book sends the message that evil only triumph if good men do nothing, when they are ambivalent to help because of the circumstances that they have. For countless times, the characters Arthur, Abigail, Haatim, and even Frieda had to make tough decisions because they have factors to consider. Doing what is good and what is right still have terrible consequences.
I agree with almost all of his ideas except for this statement, “You’ve seen a lot today, and the fact that you aren’t a heap of emotions on the floor means you’re doing pretty well”. Not showing much emotions after a traumatic event isn’t good, it delays coping of the person.
Nevertheless, this is still a 4 out of 4 star novel for me. It gives you a roller coaster of emotion while embarking on a dangerous adventure. It was so good you’ll forget you are just a reader.
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4 out of 4 stars
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Raven’s Peak (World on Fire, Book I) is a fiction novel written by Lincoln Cole. It is about The Council’s (a worldwide religious community) fight against an evil organization called the Ninth Circle.
The story began with Arthur (former part of the Order of Hunter of the Council) who locked himself up in prison because of something that happened to him when he fought against the members of the Ninth Circle. It was not revealed what specifically happened to him but it was clear that it was grave enough for him to punish himself. Later, he was summoned by Frieda (one of the members of the Council) to ask for his help to again fight the demons in a certain locality. Arthur didn’t want to go at first but upon the mention of Abigail, his adapted daughter, he quickly complied. Although Abigail was saved, he was taken by the monsters during his mission.
Few months later, Abigail began looking for Arthur but he was prohibited by The Council. Having been possessed by a demon, The Council lost trust in Abigail and only made her do minor stuff. This all changed when he met Haatim. It turns out that Haatim is a son of a member of the Council. He was being targeted by a demon to act as his vessel. With Abigail’s help, though, he did not succeed. The two then embarked on a journey to Raven’s Peak. Originally told by Frieda that there were demonic activities happening there, Abigail was actually sent there so that she can remember the things that happened to her when she was abducted and consequently find clues where Arthur might be.
She did remember bits of information upon coming there and to her surprise (and Frieda’s and the Council’s), there are indeed weird things happening in the remote place. A strong demon that plays with people’s will acquired a vessel and its potential to wreck havoc Raven’s Peak urged the Council to take drastic measures but Haatim and Abigail cannot let this happen so they did all they could to save the village. They might have saved the village but it seems that Abigail has to face the consequences of endangering the life of Haatim in this epic adventure.
I absolutely love this novel. It is action-packed and the author did a really good job in making me feel its intensity. I just can’t put this book down. The descriptions are vivid from start to finish, from the characters to the places to the events happening. You can really imagine what is happening in the moment. It makes you part of it. You can’t help but sympathize with the characters.
Aside from primarily entertaining the readers, this book also injected some Theological information: things about the demon and religious matters. His inclusion of social media as a factor for people to consider things as fact or simply doctored is relevant.
Ultimately, this book sends the message that evil only triumph if good men do nothing, when they are ambivalent to help because of the circumstances that they have. For countless times, the characters Arthur, Abigail, Haatim, and even Frieda had to make tough decisions because they have factors to consider. Doing what is good and what is right still have terrible consequences.
I agree with almost all of his ideas except for this statement, “You’ve seen a lot today, and the fact that you aren’t a heap of emotions on the floor means you’re doing pretty well”. Not showing much emotions after a traumatic event isn’t good, it delays coping of the person.
Nevertheless, this is still a 4 out of 4 star novel for me. It gives you a roller coaster of emotion while embarking on a dangerous adventure. It was so good you’ll forget you are just a reader.
******
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