Review of No Dark Clouds

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[Following is a volunteer review of "No Dark Clouds" by R W Nelson.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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The title of this book could easily draw my interest towards reading it. I must say that the author did a fantastic job on the book while designing it. The cover portrays the content of the book. R.W. Nelson is a talented author. He tactfully weaves this interesting and action-packed historical fiction story into this excellent book, No Dark Clouds: A Tale of the Christ.

The ministry of Jesus during his time is chronicled in this 308-page book. It likewise deals with Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, but in a fictionalized version. Furthermore, the author tells the account of the beggar children in the first pages of the book, who never kept any of their begging earnings. Instead, the Taskmaster, a terrible guy who exploited orphans and destitute children for his own personal gain, gathered their earnings for the day. Nelson was inspired to write this book after meeting beggar children in India.

This was an enjoyable read. I liked most of the aspects of the book. For instance, the use of both first-person and third-person points of view was one of the aspects that I liked. I also liked the use of songs in the narrative. They contributed to the flow of the story. The songs also made the story interesting. The only aspect of the book that I didn't like was the way the author divided the book. If you're not keen, you won't be able to differentiate the parts of the book, as the author only used numerical numbers to distinguish them. This is the only aspect that I felt that the author could improve.

The characters in the book were well-developed. He also did a wonderful job of providing detailed information about them. There's a lot of action in this story. I was on the verge of jumping out of my skin because of this. This is the type of book that will elicit a variety of reactions from the reader. I found myself laughing, crying, and sympathizing with some of the story's characters at times.

Rebekah was my favorite character in the novel. She was physically challenged, but she was smart and had an excellent memory. Her determination was also admirable. She spent sleepless nights, for example, perusing papyrus documents. Her brilliance also made it easier for her to learn to read Aramaic and some Hebrew on her own. The Taskmaster was my least-liked character. His egotistical personality did not appeal to me. For his own selfish gain, he exploited orphans and disabled youngsters.

I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. It was an enjoyable and action-packed novel. Because of the way the sections were divided, I didn't give it a full rating. In my opinion, each section of the book may be divided into subtopics to reduce reader confusion.

There were no grammatical or spelling errors that I noticed. This is a strong sign that the book was meticulously edited. It is something I would suggest to everyone who enjoys reading Christian literature. The themes in the novel will teach them a lot.

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[Josephe-Anne]

This sounds like a great read for Christians. The story also seems to include some realistic historical details, such as the use of papyrus scrolls for writing records. I'm glad that you enjoyed this novel. Hopefully, the author can adjust the formatting issues.

Thank you for your well-written review.

[DyanaFl]

Seems like a wonderful book. Would like to read this. Thanks for the great review!