Review of The dark side of the fire
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Review of The dark side of the fire
Ruben Elustondo wrote THE DARK SIDE OF THE FIRE. The story started with Brian Oliver, who went out for his usual routine of early jogging, ignorant that a car was following patiently behind. He had made a crucial discovery the day before about a fire incident that took place some years ago at a brewery site owned by one of the big companies in the city, DB Corps. He was excited to share this discovery with his closest friends, Matt and Josh.
In the blink of an eye, and without giving him any time to react, the car following patiently behind runs into him. The result is disastrous. He hears the sound of broken bones and stinging pain in his chest. As he is rushed to St. Michael's hospital, series of tests are conducted. And while the reader may have harboured hopes of his survival, Brian dies of kidney failure and various heart complications. His death will serve as the trigger that will set in motion a series of events that will lead to uncovering dastardly motives and the discomforting truth.
Written in simple and engaging diction, THE DARK SIDE OF THE FIRE has many positive aspects. Firstly, despite the extensive length of this fiction novel, I discovered only a few errors. This served as proof that this work was professionally edited. Another positive point in favour of this book is that there is an abundance of dialogues between the characters. This allows the reader to discover the personality of the major characters for himself. Not only this, we see the contrast in the personality of the characters as they interact.
Matt is unrelenting in the pursuit of the things he is passionate about. Sometimes he comes across as insensitive and selfish because of this. Consequently, his relationship with his fiance, Jessica, suffers. Josh, on the other hand, will give priority to the people in his life when he needs to. And this trait allows him to end up with Jessica eventually. This is only one instance of where we see the dynamic characterisation that coloured this book.
I also have some negative things to say about this book. Although I enjoyed the abundance of dialogues in it, such excess dialogues also robbed this story of the balance and well-roundedness most intriguing stories possess. Descriptions of significant characters and places were not detailed enough, and outside the thoughts of the major characters, one could hardly discover the narrator's thoughts.
That notwithstanding, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I did not give this book a lower rating because it was still exciting and enjoyable to read. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys reading fiction novels mixed with a tinge of mystery, murder and adventure.
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