Review by Ebony -- Raven's Peak by Lincoln Cole

[Ebony]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Raven's Peak" by Lincoln Cole.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Raven’s Peak is the first book in the World on Fire series by Lincoln Cole. It’s a supernatural thriller written in third person that follows several different characters’ points of view.

Five months after the incident that caused her to lose her mentor and father figure, Arthur Vangeest, demon hunter Abigail Dressler is on a job to dispatch a lower level demon in Phoenix Arizona when she runs into Haatim Arison. Haatim has just returned to Phoenix (where he had gone to college) after suffering a personal loss home in India. When Abigail saves him from a demonic cult and discovers that he has a tie to the supernatural that he knows nothing about, he ends up accompanying her to her next job in Raven’s Peak, a small mountain town where a demonic threat unlike any Abigail has ever seen before is brewing.

I was drawn in almost instantly and felt the two main characters were likable. I would have liked to have gotten a little more of Abigail’s back story but there was enough insight on her to understand her and the story and since it is only the first book there is plenty more time to learn more about her in later books. The story line was intriguing and I really liked how the friendship between Abigail and Haatim developed. It felt genuine and unrushed despite having taken place over the course of only a few days.

Though I was drawn in by the first few pages, the prologue did seem to drag a bit. There were definitely some parts that could have been condensed or summarized. The first chapter also felt like it started a bit slowly but it quickly picks up after that.

The writing also felt a little amateurishly done but was still good overall. The editing was poorly done as there were also several misused (though not misspelled) words, minor inconsistencies in the names of a couple minor characters and one semi important plot point, and some instances where female characters were referred to with male pronouns and vice versa. None of this, however, took away any of my enjoyment of the story, though it was a little annoying and distracting.

I give Raven’s Peak 3 out of 4 stars. I probably would have given 4 if it had been edited a bit better and the writing had a little more finesse. Overall, I enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone who enjoys supernatural thriller. I will definitely be checking out book 2.

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[Rosemary Okoko]

I can imagine the confusion caused when female characters are referred to with male pronouns and vice versa. I wish the author had professional editing done on this book. I have not read this one. Thank you for sharing your view.