Review of Gifted Book 1
Posted: 04 May 2023, 11:37
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Gifted Book 1" by Walter Strychowskyj.]
Maria and Danelo decided to move to New York to start a new life. Ivan and Lydia owned a restaurant there and helped them settle in. Maria and Danelo were not married but had two sons who were raised separately; Tommy grew up with Danelo, and Wally grew up with Maria and his grandparents. Wally lost his parents when he was still at Harvard Law School. His dad was a big-time known drug dealer and trafficker. His mother was a naturopath. The Chinese triad hired Pavlo, Danelo's brother, to wipe out Danelo and his family so it could take over Danelo's drug business.
Wally had psychic abilities to read people's minds. He used this ability to help people, protect himself, predict danger, and even scam people. Wally fell in love with Elizabeth Grace and was determined to make her his wife. Elizabeth was engaged to Jeffrey, Wally's former roommate, and a bully. How does this turn out?
This book has a lot of negative aspects, but first, I strongly believe that Walter Strychowskyj had a good story. However, he could not tell it so well. Instead of going straight to the point, the author introduced a lot of characters, both relevant and irrelevant. For instance, he introduced lots of characters that didn't even matter to the story and the book; this made it very difficult to follow. An example is in Chapter 1, where the author introduced Judy, Henry, Joan, and others that didn't necessarily need to be introduced. I think the author should have slowly introduced these characters as the book progressed.
In addition, the author included descriptions that made me think might lead to somewhere interesting, but they never appeared again in the book. For instance, there was a lot more that could have been highlighted about the property in the forest. Also, the author included irrelevant discussions. Due to the poor storytelling, I found it really hard to read this book. The author's way of writing made me feel like I was reading the summary of an actual book. This book had no actions and no emotions. I did not see the character development I craved, and the characters behaved like robots. A lot of things in this book seemed so unreal. I found it unbelievable that it was so easy for the Chinese triad to make the decision they took regarding Wally. The author's description of some people and things was not properly done. I, nevertheless, do think that the author had a great story, and it would be helpful if the author improved on these aspects I highlighted.
Also, Gifted: Book 1 had so many errors. Most of these errors were tense errors that could have been easily corrected if the book had been actually edited. It is safe to conclude that this book was not properly edited; therefore, it deserves another round of editing. Relying on the issues I mentioned, I rate this book a 1 out of 5 stars. I rated it so low because I could not find any positive side to this book.
I do not recommend this book to anyone due to the issues above, which affected my overall enjoyment. Adults and the intended audience may find this book unsettling or even offensive.
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Gifted Book 1
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Maria and Danelo decided to move to New York to start a new life. Ivan and Lydia owned a restaurant there and helped them settle in. Maria and Danelo were not married but had two sons who were raised separately; Tommy grew up with Danelo, and Wally grew up with Maria and his grandparents. Wally lost his parents when he was still at Harvard Law School. His dad was a big-time known drug dealer and trafficker. His mother was a naturopath. The Chinese triad hired Pavlo, Danelo's brother, to wipe out Danelo and his family so it could take over Danelo's drug business.
Wally had psychic abilities to read people's minds. He used this ability to help people, protect himself, predict danger, and even scam people. Wally fell in love with Elizabeth Grace and was determined to make her his wife. Elizabeth was engaged to Jeffrey, Wally's former roommate, and a bully. How does this turn out?
This book has a lot of negative aspects, but first, I strongly believe that Walter Strychowskyj had a good story. However, he could not tell it so well. Instead of going straight to the point, the author introduced a lot of characters, both relevant and irrelevant. For instance, he introduced lots of characters that didn't even matter to the story and the book; this made it very difficult to follow. An example is in Chapter 1, where the author introduced Judy, Henry, Joan, and others that didn't necessarily need to be introduced. I think the author should have slowly introduced these characters as the book progressed.
In addition, the author included descriptions that made me think might lead to somewhere interesting, but they never appeared again in the book. For instance, there was a lot more that could have been highlighted about the property in the forest. Also, the author included irrelevant discussions. Due to the poor storytelling, I found it really hard to read this book. The author's way of writing made me feel like I was reading the summary of an actual book. This book had no actions and no emotions. I did not see the character development I craved, and the characters behaved like robots. A lot of things in this book seemed so unreal. I found it unbelievable that it was so easy for the Chinese triad to make the decision they took regarding Wally. The author's description of some people and things was not properly done. I, nevertheless, do think that the author had a great story, and it would be helpful if the author improved on these aspects I highlighted.
Also, Gifted: Book 1 had so many errors. Most of these errors were tense errors that could have been easily corrected if the book had been actually edited. It is safe to conclude that this book was not properly edited; therefore, it deserves another round of editing. Relying on the issues I mentioned, I rate this book a 1 out of 5 stars. I rated it so low because I could not find any positive side to this book.
I do not recommend this book to anyone due to the issues above, which affected my overall enjoyment. Adults and the intended audience may find this book unsettling or even offensive.
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Gifted Book 1
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon