Review by ayyyesami -- Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole
Posted: 06 Jun 2017, 20:56
[Following is a volunteer review of "Raven's Peak" by Lincoln Cole.]
3 out of 4 stars
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When I first started Raven's Peak, I admit it took me a few times to finish the first few pages but once I did, I absolutely couldn't stop. I had to force myself away from the book to remember to make notes for my review. Right away I was pulled into it and curious about the characters and the storyline (I had jumped into this book without knowing what it was actually about, as I was navigating through the website where I received a copy of this for the first time. Normally I'd never judge a book by its cover and title but this time it worked out for me).
I will also admit that occasionally I have trouble connecting to a main character right away (or at all), although I've always found it a lot easier to connect to a female character – but this book I didn't struggle with that. I connected to The Reverend – Arthur – immediately, along with the other characters in the novel both male and female.
Raven's Peak starts off with The Reverend/Arthur lashing himself in his cell (which brought me back to the time I watched Da Vinci Code with my family and I had nightmares about being forced to lash myself that night) when he's informed that there's a woman to see him. Due to a misstep by the guards assigned to take him to see her, the Reverend attacks the guard. Right away we get to see that The Reverend has reflexes and strength that the Dark Knight himself would be envious of and it begs the question where did a man with a name so holy get skills like that?
His meeting with Frieda reveals that he was once a father and a husband, adding another question to the pile – where are his wife and daughter? The answers to those questions are given immediately, but soon there are even more questions to be asked and (hopefully) answered.
After a brutal and descriptive fight between Arthur and a demon that took over the body of someone he loved, we're taken on a thrilling paranormal adventure that gets more enthralling and better with each turn of the page (or tap of the screen, depending on your reading medium) with new characters Abigail and Haatim.
The action, along with basic detail and more descriptive detail, is written in such a way that it's easy to imagine and see it clearly. On top of action and just the right amount of heavy detail, the humor is a wonderful break from the heaviness of the content in Raven's Peak. The writing is clear and I didn't find myself having to go back and reread portions for it to make sense – although I did find myself going back and rereading portions just because I really wanted to. As a writer myself, I know that this is something you absolutely strive for in your own writing.
I'm weak for a good mystery and a good paranormal book with lots of action and vivid description and if that's you too then this books is perfect for you. Lincoln Cole does an absolute amazing job at roping you in and keeping you roped in. My absolute favorite things about this book were the strong women and the diversity of the characters. My least favorite thing was probably the fact that it definitely needed to be proofread again, as there were a few grammatical errors. Small and only noticeable when you have an audiobook/Siri reading the book out loud to you as I did at points. That with how how quickly I ran through the book and wanted to reread it almost immediately, I have to give Raven's Peak a 3 out of 4 stars.
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3 out of 4 stars
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When I first started Raven's Peak, I admit it took me a few times to finish the first few pages but once I did, I absolutely couldn't stop. I had to force myself away from the book to remember to make notes for my review. Right away I was pulled into it and curious about the characters and the storyline (I had jumped into this book without knowing what it was actually about, as I was navigating through the website where I received a copy of this for the first time. Normally I'd never judge a book by its cover and title but this time it worked out for me).
I will also admit that occasionally I have trouble connecting to a main character right away (or at all), although I've always found it a lot easier to connect to a female character – but this book I didn't struggle with that. I connected to The Reverend – Arthur – immediately, along with the other characters in the novel both male and female.
Raven's Peak starts off with The Reverend/Arthur lashing himself in his cell (which brought me back to the time I watched Da Vinci Code with my family and I had nightmares about being forced to lash myself that night) when he's informed that there's a woman to see him. Due to a misstep by the guards assigned to take him to see her, the Reverend attacks the guard. Right away we get to see that The Reverend has reflexes and strength that the Dark Knight himself would be envious of and it begs the question where did a man with a name so holy get skills like that?
His meeting with Frieda reveals that he was once a father and a husband, adding another question to the pile – where are his wife and daughter? The answers to those questions are given immediately, but soon there are even more questions to be asked and (hopefully) answered.
After a brutal and descriptive fight between Arthur and a demon that took over the body of someone he loved, we're taken on a thrilling paranormal adventure that gets more enthralling and better with each turn of the page (or tap of the screen, depending on your reading medium) with new characters Abigail and Haatim.
The action, along with basic detail and more descriptive detail, is written in such a way that it's easy to imagine and see it clearly. On top of action and just the right amount of heavy detail, the humor is a wonderful break from the heaviness of the content in Raven's Peak. The writing is clear and I didn't find myself having to go back and reread portions for it to make sense – although I did find myself going back and rereading portions just because I really wanted to. As a writer myself, I know that this is something you absolutely strive for in your own writing.
I'm weak for a good mystery and a good paranormal book with lots of action and vivid description and if that's you too then this books is perfect for you. Lincoln Cole does an absolute amazing job at roping you in and keeping you roped in. My absolute favorite things about this book were the strong women and the diversity of the characters. My least favorite thing was probably the fact that it definitely needed to be proofread again, as there were a few grammatical errors. Small and only noticeable when you have an audiobook/Siri reading the book out loud to you as I did at points. That with how how quickly I ran through the book and wanted to reread it almost immediately, I have to give Raven's Peak a 3 out of 4 stars.
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