Review of Key to Eternity
Posted: 11 Jul 2021, 15:12
[Following is a volunteer review of "Key to Eternity" by Mallory M. O'Connor.]
Epiphany Mayall and her psychic abilities are called on again by her acquaintance, Maro Gaido, a former FBI Agent working as a private investigator. Maro has been tracking art artifacts stolen from the Baghdad Museum sixteen years previously, and now he’s on the trail of the missing tablets of Gilgamesh. Though unsure if he believes Epiphany’s abilities are real, she has the uncanny knack of providing crucial information and Maro finds himself doubting his doubt while he and Epiphany become more closely involved as the case advances. In spite of Epiphany being old enough to be his mother, she and Maro become romantically involved. They fight the attraction, but find themselves giving into it all the same.
Key to Eternity by Mallory M. O’Connor is the second book in a series, but it is easily read as a stand alone novel. Past events that occurred in the previous book were alluded to just enough to catch a new reader up to speed, but not spoil the plot. I felt like this was very well done. The concept of this story was also quite intriguing. I feel as though I learned quite a bit about the art world just by reading this book.
I only found a few typos in this book, so I believe it to be well edited. However, the formatting of this book did leave quite a lot to be desired, as did the phonetically spelled words indicating a character’s accent. I often found myself wondering just exactly what the character was intended to be saying. My biggest complaint would have to be the minimal indentations at the start of each new paragraph, however. It was difficult for me to tell where one paragraph ended and the next began. The plot also had quite a few points where the story bogged down and made for very slow reading.
It is because of the slow plot that am rating this book 3 out of 4 stars. I feel as though the story can be tightened up a little more to make for a more pleasant reading experience. The psychic abilities Epiphany are gifted with also come across as a little too convenient. There is no building tension because any obstacle that comes to light is easily and quickly hurdled by these abilities.
Due to the sexual tension, the few erotic scenes, and the scattering of profanity, I recommend this book to older teenagers and a more mature audience. The sexual scenes are not explicit, so I do not believe the majority of readers would find the content offensive, though the f*bomb does show up periodically as the book progresses. A few readers might find this distasteful during their reading.
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Key to Eternity
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Epiphany Mayall and her psychic abilities are called on again by her acquaintance, Maro Gaido, a former FBI Agent working as a private investigator. Maro has been tracking art artifacts stolen from the Baghdad Museum sixteen years previously, and now he’s on the trail of the missing tablets of Gilgamesh. Though unsure if he believes Epiphany’s abilities are real, she has the uncanny knack of providing crucial information and Maro finds himself doubting his doubt while he and Epiphany become more closely involved as the case advances. In spite of Epiphany being old enough to be his mother, she and Maro become romantically involved. They fight the attraction, but find themselves giving into it all the same.
Key to Eternity by Mallory M. O’Connor is the second book in a series, but it is easily read as a stand alone novel. Past events that occurred in the previous book were alluded to just enough to catch a new reader up to speed, but not spoil the plot. I felt like this was very well done. The concept of this story was also quite intriguing. I feel as though I learned quite a bit about the art world just by reading this book.
I only found a few typos in this book, so I believe it to be well edited. However, the formatting of this book did leave quite a lot to be desired, as did the phonetically spelled words indicating a character’s accent. I often found myself wondering just exactly what the character was intended to be saying. My biggest complaint would have to be the minimal indentations at the start of each new paragraph, however. It was difficult for me to tell where one paragraph ended and the next began. The plot also had quite a few points where the story bogged down and made for very slow reading.
It is because of the slow plot that am rating this book 3 out of 4 stars. I feel as though the story can be tightened up a little more to make for a more pleasant reading experience. The psychic abilities Epiphany are gifted with also come across as a little too convenient. There is no building tension because any obstacle that comes to light is easily and quickly hurdled by these abilities.
Due to the sexual tension, the few erotic scenes, and the scattering of profanity, I recommend this book to older teenagers and a more mature audience. The sexual scenes are not explicit, so I do not believe the majority of readers would find the content offensive, though the f*bomb does show up periodically as the book progresses. A few readers might find this distasteful during their reading.
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Key to Eternity
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
