Review of JTs World
Posted: 26 Oct 2022, 08:43
[Following is a volunteer review of "JTs World" by E. Alan Fleischauer.]
I was initially unsure of what JT stood for, but as I read, I learned that it was the initials of John Thurgood Thomas, the owner of the opulent complex known as JTs World.
The prologue to the book provides details of a dying woman's final hours. Outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, sits JTs World, a family-friendly and adult-oriented tourist attraction. In addition to the Ferris wheel, the main attraction, it has a hotel, several stores, a children's carousel, and a bowling alley. Mika Shipley, a woman who was to have perished at the bowling alley on the day of the destination's grand opening, was also the spouse of Aaron Shipley, the saloon manager. When he arrived at the scene, he saw his friend Billey Burnet holding a bloodied bowling pin over the body of Mika Shipley. Billy Burnet killed his friend's wife, but did he do it because he saw her? Or was she slain by someone else, maybe a killer still at large? Was Dalton Gundy, another bartender, Aaron Shipley's bedmate? Discover how the plot develops by reading this captivating and suspenseful book.
I became fixated. This novel has much of the suspense that I adore. I was captivated by the suspense from the first page. It piqued my interest. I kept pausing and letting the tension get to me. Many things were going on at the same time, and I enjoyed the text. I wouldn't say I like books with crowded pages where you have to strain your eyes to read, but JTs world's pages are not crowded, which immensely helped with the reading flow. Therefore, it isn't hard to read. The paragraphs and the spacing in the texts are both excellent. JT is a charming character. He is kind, considerate, and giving. I enjoyed the part when he spent the night at a boarding house and, despite Annie, the owner, saying she would only charge $1 per night for supper because a new hotel was stealing her business, he paid $100 instead and requested her to keep the balance. That, in my opinion, is truly admirable. We must make an effort to be kind if we have the means to.
The novel has several elements that I didn't enjoy. The fact that the book's page numbers don't line up with the pdf's page numbers and that it contains a lot of profanity bothered me. Maria Woodworth's persona, in my opinion, lacked consistency. She eventually requested to drink alcohol in the book despite having previously stated that she doesn't drink, and she engaged in behavior that wasn't typical of a preacher. The novel has a large cast of characters, making it challenging to remember all of their names. I still give it four out of four stars because its positives greatly outweigh the negatives. The book is exceptionally well-edited, and it's a pretty good read. The lessons in the book are precious, and the author's creative writing skills are commendable.
Because there are aspects of violence, murder, and sexual material, I recommend it for adult audiences. I also recommend it to lovers of western books.
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JTs World
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
I was initially unsure of what JT stood for, but as I read, I learned that it was the initials of John Thurgood Thomas, the owner of the opulent complex known as JTs World.
The prologue to the book provides details of a dying woman's final hours. Outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, sits JTs World, a family-friendly and adult-oriented tourist attraction. In addition to the Ferris wheel, the main attraction, it has a hotel, several stores, a children's carousel, and a bowling alley. Mika Shipley, a woman who was to have perished at the bowling alley on the day of the destination's grand opening, was also the spouse of Aaron Shipley, the saloon manager. When he arrived at the scene, he saw his friend Billey Burnet holding a bloodied bowling pin over the body of Mika Shipley. Billy Burnet killed his friend's wife, but did he do it because he saw her? Or was she slain by someone else, maybe a killer still at large? Was Dalton Gundy, another bartender, Aaron Shipley's bedmate? Discover how the plot develops by reading this captivating and suspenseful book.
I became fixated. This novel has much of the suspense that I adore. I was captivated by the suspense from the first page. It piqued my interest. I kept pausing and letting the tension get to me. Many things were going on at the same time, and I enjoyed the text. I wouldn't say I like books with crowded pages where you have to strain your eyes to read, but JTs world's pages are not crowded, which immensely helped with the reading flow. Therefore, it isn't hard to read. The paragraphs and the spacing in the texts are both excellent. JT is a charming character. He is kind, considerate, and giving. I enjoyed the part when he spent the night at a boarding house and, despite Annie, the owner, saying she would only charge $1 per night for supper because a new hotel was stealing her business, he paid $100 instead and requested her to keep the balance. That, in my opinion, is truly admirable. We must make an effort to be kind if we have the means to.
The novel has several elements that I didn't enjoy. The fact that the book's page numbers don't line up with the pdf's page numbers and that it contains a lot of profanity bothered me. Maria Woodworth's persona, in my opinion, lacked consistency. She eventually requested to drink alcohol in the book despite having previously stated that she doesn't drink, and she engaged in behavior that wasn't typical of a preacher. The novel has a large cast of characters, making it challenging to remember all of their names. I still give it four out of four stars because its positives greatly outweigh the negatives. The book is exceptionally well-edited, and it's a pretty good read. The lessons in the book are precious, and the author's creative writing skills are commendable.
Because there are aspects of violence, murder, and sexual material, I recommend it for adult audiences. I also recommend it to lovers of western books.
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JTs World
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
