Review of The Protectors

[Mutai Marshal]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Protectors" by Paul J. Westgate.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The success of a project is determined by a couple of factors. Sharing the same aspirations and goals, as a team, for instance, is a quintessential step toward success. Someone in the highest rank holds back the team and thwarts it from flourishing at times.

Under the Animal Intelligence Initiative, a committed team in the lab is working towards developing genetically modified species. Professor Anderson and Professor Indira Verma are highly skilled employees. Having lost one of their projects to the Faction, they are left with one puppy, Sasha. The Faction's success is far from fruition because they are short of manpower and classified information. Mr. Tanner, the chairman, delegates responsibilities to Seven to oversee the operations. The only way to solicit data from the professors is by kidnapping their children, Noah and Avi. Despite trying hard, Noah and Sasha eluded the men trying to seize them. With Avi in their hands, they demand trading information for the kid.

The Protector’s program contrives a plan: they offer falsified information. Realizing they had been schooled, Seven elects to take the parents into custody. This happened after Seven’s second fatal plan to recapture the children fell through. Enemies are trying to establish their whereabouts. For how long will Noah and Avi be on the run? Who is behind the Protector’s program infiltration?

The Protectors by Paul J. Westgate is one of the most action-packed opuses I have read in a while. It begins with Ajax’s dramatic disappearance from the university lab. The rest of the pages are also unrelenting in action. Dogs are portrayed as creatures with the sixth common sense: intuition. While on the Coast of Maine, Avi watched Ajax’s demeanor for hints to salvage his parents. Ajax and Sasha show up and offer protection whenever the characters are experiencing difficult situations. It was clear dogs can be trained to perform some sophisticated tasks. Children commanded a crucial role in the entire book. Unlike most reads that portray children as mere bystanders, Westgate envisaged children as intelligent, stoic, and fundamental problem-solvers. This is what I liked most in this novel.

The Protectors was crafted from the third-person point of view. We witness the action from different factions: the Animal Intelligence Initiative camp and the Separatist Northwest group. Both of these factions are advancing their interests. I appreciated that the author included various institutions, such as the law enforcement agency and Defense Research Intelligence Agency (DRIA), in the novel. This aspect is relevant considering that genetically modified species are a global concern.

I wholeheartedly rate this novel four out of four stars because I disliked nothing. The language used is easy to understand; it does not require frequenting the dictionary. It is a fast-paced novel that will appeal to those who love dogs and are interested in the scientific modification of species. I also recommend this novel to young adults who relish crime. The editing was professional; I noticed only a few grammatical errors.

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[Amy Luman]

I’m not sure that I understand exactly what this book is about. Sasha and Ajax seem too have extraordinary abilities when it comes to protection, though. I guess I’ll have to read to get the things I can’t see.

[Zwelihle_Myeni]

I’m not sure that I understand exactly what this book is about. Sasha and Ajax seem too have extraordinary abilities when it comes to protection, though. I guess I’ll have to read to get the things I can’t see.

The review is a bit confusing, but we'll written which puzzles me. But I guess we'll have to get the book in order to put the pieces together.