Official Review: Charles' Story by Steven Wilkens

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Re: Official Review: Charles' Story by Steven Wilkens

Post by Sarah_Khan »

The quote on the cover of this book caught my attention, the plot seems intriguing. It'll be interesting to see how the main character's relationships in life lead him to telling his story to a journalistic. But it sounds like this book needs another round of editing. Great job on your review!
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Post by morriscy »

Your review made me really interested in this book! I enjoy a good story that talks of love, regrets, the trials and tribulations of life, and seeing as the characters evolve from their experiences.

I have not read the book, so I cannot really comment on the grammatical/spelling errors, but in a way I think those errors may give the book its own charm.

Thanks for sharing!
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Nice review!Sounds like an interesting read. Too bad you had to deduct a star. Thanks for your review!
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Post by Julehart1 »

This sounds like an interesting book. I like how it has deep and intriguing characters that seem to learn things as they go. Also I like how you said that the ending wasn't expected but still good and there wasn't a cliffhanger. It's good that everything was resolved. It's too bad about all the errors. Thanks for the review. It definitely made me curious enough to read.
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Thanks for your detailed review. I picked up the errors you've mentioned and it did detract from the storyline. The 'some total' instead of sum total was the point where I had to put the book down or else...
I did enjoy the author's rhythm in presenting his main characters and laying out of the plot, so I will probably one day pick this poorly edited novel up and try again.
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Post by Quinto »

Looks like a curiousity arousing kind of story with lots of discovery in terms of evolving relationships. The mention of the reporter trying to dig Charle's past is also thrilling.Great review
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Post by 9435284117 »

This book " Charles Story" is very interesting . Charles explores the different forms of love . Charles and karen character is unique . Some grammertical errors are there but it does not detoriate the quality of the story.
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Making impact to the ones you love is very important, experience is the key though. I like the concept.
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It seems like it is a very interesting story which excites me. The relationship blooming between Charles and Karen seems a little bit off but i would like to know how it goes.
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Post by CaitlynLynch »

This sounds so intriguing, but what a shame about the editing!

Sadly, I've found poor editing and bad cover design usually go hand in hand. Both need to be paid for to get any quality. 90% of the time, I can glance at a book cover and KNOW it hasn't been edited. I'd certainly have predicted it from this one.
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Post by todwyer01 »

Stories about love relate to important pieces of human nature. I am not a particular fan of said stories, but I found a sampling of the book interesting. I hope that the story continues to be interesting.
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Post by Shrabastee Chakraborty »

Too bad about the grammatical/typing errors, because otherwise the story sounds enlightening. It would be quite an experience to explore different kinds of love through the eyes of the characters, may be exploring our own selves alongside. Looking forward to find out what Charles' story is going to unravel.. Thanks for the review!
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Post by Marvelous chisom »

Books have a way to talking to someone personally the review of this book just spoke to me. The issue of trust is a very serious thing that we as individuals encounter everyday. Talking about the grammatical errors, nobody is perfect and the errors are not very bad though.
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This book seems to have a unique plot. And what's not to love about twists. I think I can overlook the errors and try to read the amazing story. Thanks for your review.
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Karen Snow was a young Reporter who tried everything she could to connect to the Elderly man, Charles Henderson McCormick, popularly known as the kind Billionaire. By this time, the Elderly man knew what the Reporter was about and was not interested to meet and have an Interview.
However, after several attempts she managed to catch up with the Elderly man, now a converted Christian who reached out to the Young Reporter to give his life story from an Army man, to a successful Businessman and now a child of God. Also, he wanted the Reporter to make a commitment and not to publish this story until after his death. Even though collecting this story was a piece of work for the young Reporter, this hard work paid off and made a big impact on her life for good.
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