Review of Papers of the Prophet

[Danielle Briggs]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Papers of the Prophet" by Richard Hamerski.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Jonathan Davis is part of an investment group that has been extremely successful in the past due to a book of prophecies written by Leon Jacobson. Everything was great, until the group came to the end of Jacobson’s book and had no more prophecies to follow. They began having bad luck with the investment picks they chose on their own. Tobias Daniels, the leader of the group, gives Jonathan the address where there are boxes of Jacobson’s notes that he had planned to make into a second book before his untimely death prevented it. These notes are said to contain more prophecies that could help Jonathan make better, profit-making investments. Unfortunately, Jonathan is not the only person that knows about the notes, and these other people will stop at nothing to obtain them for themselves. The Papers of the Prophet by Richard Hamerski follows Jonathan on his quest to find the prophetic notes and discover why others want them as well.

Hamerski does an excellent job of introducing new surprises and twists and keeping the air of mystery throughout the book. I was kept guessing until the very end as to who had the papers, who would commit crimes to get them, and if they were one and the same. This mystery kept me entertained throughout the whole book, which I loved. I liked how relatable Jonathan’s character was. Even though he wanted the papers, he was not willing to be a bad person to get them and stayed kind and honest throughout his search. It was almost comical the number of times he had the papers within reach, but then they were snatched by a new surprise or event.

Even though Leon Jacobson is not physically present within the book, I liked the inclusion of some of his writings, interviews, and videos that are placed throughout. These additions allowed me to feel more connected to him and understand his reasoning behind the prophecies.

I did not like that there was no clear separation of chapters besides starting on a new page. For some chapters, this style worked fine since there is a lot of space on the last page of the chapter for me to identify that the next page begins a new one, but some chapters end at the end of their page, making it difficult to realize a new chapter is about to start. One other thing I did not like is that I did not understand what Jonathan did all day with his time. With no real job, I feel as though we miss out on seeing what he does with most of his time since he is not searching for the notes 24/7.

I give this book a 3 out of 4. I enjoyed the mystery surrounding the location of the papers and Jonathan’s personality, but the lack of clear chapter separation caused me a little bit of confusion at times. I found only a few errors, and they were very minor and did not affect my enjoyment of the story.

I would recommend this book to fiction readers of all ages because there is very little profanity or graphic scenes. Readers who enjoy mystery novels will especially like giving this book a try.

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[Opara Jerry]

I commend the author for the effort they put into this book. I can see that the book is drenched in mystery and possible suspense and I love that about it already.