Official Review: Points of View - The Weapons
Posted: 23 Aug 2017, 14:18
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Points of View - The Weapons" by Tony Thorne MBE.]
2 out of 4 stars
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Points of View – The Weapons by Tony Thorne, MBE, is the second in the series Points of View. This novel is a work of science fiction paired with action and adventure.
In this novel, we are reunited with our young hero Horace Mayberry, who lost his eyesight in his early teens. The author starts readers off with a prologue to catch them up on information from the first novel. We learned that Mayberry was introduced to Professor Oscar Freeman, who provided the young man with top secret experimental eyes, as well as a chance to live out his dream as a secret agent. Lieutenant Mayberry and his partner and mentor Captain Aubrey Jackson, under the command of Colonel Barker, foiled the plot of the dastardly billionaire Rudolph Beckmann. All the while, Mayberry’s magnificent eyes began to develop new functions to aid the duo just in the nick of time.
Readers are then to learn, along with Mayberry, that five of the six latest secret weapons the good Professor has created were stolen from a secure location! Mayberry and Jackson, Captain and Major now, respectively, are back at it again with the help of Sergeant Daniels, Corporal Jenkins, and Mayberry’s magnificent eyes. The crew begins developing new instruments to track the weapons as they traipse across The British Isles, France, and Austria. They discover that the thieves are none other than the Grey Brigade terrorists being financed from Beckmann himself while still in prison. The team finds themselves up against strong and intelligent terrorists hell-bent on killing the crew and using the weapons for mass destruction. Can Mayberry’s eyes develop new tools to aid the crew to help discover the dangerous weapons and keep everyone he knows and loves safe?
I thoroughly enjoyed the plot of the book. I found it to be exciting and certainly novel. I found myself turning the pages quicker and quicker as the larger plot unfolded, following along with every twist. I was right there with the crew during the helicopter flights thinking up new strategies to find the weapons. Even though the author didn’t include an in-depth description for any of the characters, I found that this didn’t deter from connecting with them. Perhaps the author included sufficient character description in the first novel. The novel is located in Britain and includes portions of France and Austria, but the author uses American English to tell his story. I thought the writing style was a little off, but I think this is due to the fact that the author himself is an Englishman writing in American English, but still using a British style. He also uses imperial measurements and only switches to metric when a Frenchman is talking. In addition, I feel as though the description of some of the technology used could have benefited from additional information just to help readers understand the importance of Mayberry’s eyes or the stolen weapons.
From the beginning of the novel, I saw that there was a lack of spaces between sentences and additional blank pages after several of the chapters. I originally thought that it was a formatting error on my device. However, I began to notice additional errors such as misspellings, incorrect punctuation, and other grammatical mistakes. It appears to me that this novel is not a final draft due to the many errors I found. The author also uses descriptive words and phrases in repetition leading me to believe that the novel could use another look through by the author.
At this point in time, I rate the novel a 2 out of 4 stars. This novel would be significantly improved by a revision from the author and an editor to go over and correct the numerous grammatical, spelling, punctuation, and formatting errors. All in all, the story line is excellent and certainly thrilling. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy futuristic technology and action packed top-secret military missions, and who won't mind a few mishaps in the formatting.
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2 out of 4 stars
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Points of View – The Weapons by Tony Thorne, MBE, is the second in the series Points of View. This novel is a work of science fiction paired with action and adventure.
In this novel, we are reunited with our young hero Horace Mayberry, who lost his eyesight in his early teens. The author starts readers off with a prologue to catch them up on information from the first novel. We learned that Mayberry was introduced to Professor Oscar Freeman, who provided the young man with top secret experimental eyes, as well as a chance to live out his dream as a secret agent. Lieutenant Mayberry and his partner and mentor Captain Aubrey Jackson, under the command of Colonel Barker, foiled the plot of the dastardly billionaire Rudolph Beckmann. All the while, Mayberry’s magnificent eyes began to develop new functions to aid the duo just in the nick of time.
Readers are then to learn, along with Mayberry, that five of the six latest secret weapons the good Professor has created were stolen from a secure location! Mayberry and Jackson, Captain and Major now, respectively, are back at it again with the help of Sergeant Daniels, Corporal Jenkins, and Mayberry’s magnificent eyes. The crew begins developing new instruments to track the weapons as they traipse across The British Isles, France, and Austria. They discover that the thieves are none other than the Grey Brigade terrorists being financed from Beckmann himself while still in prison. The team finds themselves up against strong and intelligent terrorists hell-bent on killing the crew and using the weapons for mass destruction. Can Mayberry’s eyes develop new tools to aid the crew to help discover the dangerous weapons and keep everyone he knows and loves safe?
I thoroughly enjoyed the plot of the book. I found it to be exciting and certainly novel. I found myself turning the pages quicker and quicker as the larger plot unfolded, following along with every twist. I was right there with the crew during the helicopter flights thinking up new strategies to find the weapons. Even though the author didn’t include an in-depth description for any of the characters, I found that this didn’t deter from connecting with them. Perhaps the author included sufficient character description in the first novel. The novel is located in Britain and includes portions of France and Austria, but the author uses American English to tell his story. I thought the writing style was a little off, but I think this is due to the fact that the author himself is an Englishman writing in American English, but still using a British style. He also uses imperial measurements and only switches to metric when a Frenchman is talking. In addition, I feel as though the description of some of the technology used could have benefited from additional information just to help readers understand the importance of Mayberry’s eyes or the stolen weapons.
From the beginning of the novel, I saw that there was a lack of spaces between sentences and additional blank pages after several of the chapters. I originally thought that it was a formatting error on my device. However, I began to notice additional errors such as misspellings, incorrect punctuation, and other grammatical mistakes. It appears to me that this novel is not a final draft due to the many errors I found. The author also uses descriptive words and phrases in repetition leading me to believe that the novel could use another look through by the author.
At this point in time, I rate the novel a 2 out of 4 stars. This novel would be significantly improved by a revision from the author and an editor to go over and correct the numerous grammatical, spelling, punctuation, and formatting errors. All in all, the story line is excellent and certainly thrilling. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy futuristic technology and action packed top-secret military missions, and who won't mind a few mishaps in the formatting.
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Points of View - The Weapons
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