Review of Full Moon Saturday Night

[Bertha Jackson]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Full Moon Saturday Night" by Mark Barkawitz.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Mike works as a bartender on weekends at the Ur-Place bar while he looks for his big break in Hollywood. He is devastated when he discovers that Marie, the woman he wants to marry, plans to marry her hometown boyfriend. He had not known he was the other man she was having an affair with until he asked her about her fidelity. Mike interviews for a role on a network television show and is offered a part as a president's suicidal son. While working at the bar the weekend before he starts, he and Cooper, who was bothering his previous ex-girlfriend Mandy, get into a fight. Mike shows up at his new job with a black eye. The Ur-Place is a bar where a bookie collects bets and cocaine is snorted in the backroom while Mike and the manager, Duke, look the other way. One of the bar's customers, Oslo, ends up on life support after he is beaten and hits his head on concrete. After this incident, Mike's life takes a new direction he never saw coming. Does Mike lose his acting job? Who beat up Oslo, and why? Does Mike get back together with Marie or Mandy? Read the crime thriller Full Moon Saturday Night by Mark Barkawitz to get these questions and many more answered.

Mike Barkawitz has done a fantastic job setting the scene in a small bar where anything goes. Each of the characters has a unique role that is portrayed exceptionally well. I could visualize the Rose Parade going by the bar and the tourists entering the bar for refreshments. I could empathize with each character's emotions of love, fear, or disappointment. It is common practice for ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control) agents to go into bars and appear as customers, as they did in this story. It is also normal for customers to treat bartenders as counselors or psychiatrists as alcohol loosens their tongues. Mike Barkawitz pulled all these types of activities smoothly into the plot. The story is consistent with current legislation allowing sports gambling, and I found it interesting how some constituents see it as a threat to their current way of life. I appreciate that the lead detective was a strong female character.

Some readers may not like this book's abundance of non-borderline profanity, but it goes well with the plot. There was nothing I disliked about this book because it has a fast-paced, action-packed, and smooth-flowing story. The book's ending was different from what I expected, but I enjoyed it.

The author has taken great care in proofreading and editing this book. I gladly give this professionally edited book 5 out of 5 stars. This enjoyable book has only one error, which is not a sufficient reason to deduct a star.

With the drug and alcohol abuse in this crime thriller, I recommend that only mature fans of romance and crime thrillers read this book. This book is not for anyone sensitive to drug or alcohol abuse, gambling, and non-borderline profanity.

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[Ogunkoya Mayowa]

A story that talks about how Mike was betrayed by the girl he taught he will marry, as the girl went to marry her hometown boyfriend. The story also talks about how Mike engaged in a fight at his acting job place with the man bothering his ex-girlfriend, Mandy. The book has a fast-paced and smooth-flowing story. I am glad you enjoyed reading the book. Thanks for the great review.

[Amy Luman]

I do dislike profanity just for profanity’s sake or because the author believes that it will entice more readers, but it does not offend me. If, as you say, it is realistic, I will have no problem with it.