Review of The Ace of Diamonds

[Harty Muli]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Ace of Diamonds" by Dylan Hall.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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Maximillian and Olivia are a brother and sister duo who find themselves trapped on the outskirts of Gem Centre City, the capital of the Diamond Family Federation. The city-state is run like a company, and it’s led by Harold Diamond, the patriarch of the powerful Diamond family. It had pleased Harold to divide his magical city into two distinct economic zones. The largest and the most prosperous side was reserved for the affluent section of the population known as the Citizen Elites. The poor, on the other hand, were allocated a place on the outskirts of the city known as the Citizen Failure (CF) area.

Despite scoring high in the “looks” or “appearance” section, Maximillian and Olivia found themselves relegated to the CF zone simply because they had low intellectual and physical evaluation scores.

Even with its spectacular setting and a strong beginning scene featuring a mysterious character, the plotline of the story The Ace of Diamonds by Dylan Hall fell flat. I was expecting a significant move from Maximillian because of his opening dream that seemed to foreshadow what was going to happen to the ruling family. My expectations had been heightened further by the presence of a black cat that kept showing up outside Maximillian and Olivia’s house. Sadly, this was not to be as Maximillian largely kept to his daily grind and Olivia vanished!

Consequently, to a greater extent, the novel lacked the foundational balance of a protagonist against an antagonist. With nothing much to detract him, Harold was simply an evil dude in an evil society doing evil stuff. To round off my list of cons, the novel had numerous editing errors that could easily have been avoided.

Despite that, I enjoyed this story because it was a quick read about the growing imbalance between the haves and the have-nots. Harold was an example of a fabulously rich man whose biased policies and attitude favored the rich and well-connected at the expense of the poor.

As I conclude, I deducted two stars because of the poor plot development and the editing, and I rated the book 3 out of 5 stars. This book will suit a reader interested in learning about the inequalities built into our society that keep the rich getting richer. At the same time, it may not suit you if you hate novels where the villain has a well-written presence compared to the hero.

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[Babelyn pable]

I like the concept of your books the villain which is the rich get high and higher income cause the influence the power in the society but the poor one you can some details that help his/her character get power too

[Jennifer Coxon]

I like the concept if the book discussing the haves and have nots, but I think like you I would be disappointed with the plot. It is a letdown when your excitement has been built and then the author lets this happen. Great review though.

[Kelvinna]

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[Kelvinna]

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[ViviVivid]

Thank you for the well-explained review. You have explained the pros and cons so explicitly. I can say that this book may not be something that I would like to read.