Official Review: The Warramunga's Aftermath of War

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An interesting review and I agree with you about the dialogue. I found the same thing in the first book of the trilogy that I read. The author also obviously knows Australia and the outback very well and his descriptions are very good and his characters engaging. I will be interested to read this book nevertheless.
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The novel is so interesting.
The setting is really nice and cool.
I love to have this copy in my shelf
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Wow, great review. The story sounds action packed. Despite the issues you mentioned present in dialogue, I will still give it a read. :techie-studyingbrown:
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Congratulations to Author! To have your books to be awarded the title of BOTD to days in a row, in my opinion, is achievement that deserves to be admired. You should be proud and thank properly reviewers who made great job representing your books to their best advantage and helped to get potential readers interested))
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Author's description of places is amazing plus I liked his first book. Don't mind reading about how Jacko and Jamie worked against the child traffickers. Sarah as well sounds interesting as she takes the lime light. This crime mystery thriller is a yes for me.
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I've read both reviews to the books The Warramunga's War and The Warramunga's Aftermath of War and I must admit that i like the second one a lot more. I like mysteries and thrillers and it is interesting to read about the problem of child trafficking and how the investigation goes. Besides I would like to read the descriptions of the various places in Australia and the Philippines where the events take place. Congratulations on becoming BOTD!
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Thanks for this complete review. I am not a fan of this genre generally and certainly not if it involves pedophiles and children. I am glad you found it interesting and fun to read such as the second part of the book where you got such a good description of the Country, it is unfortunate that the dialogue did not perform well in the book.
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I love books in which the characters are very well fleshed out. A book with well-written characters is always worth the read to me. Even though the dialogue may be a bit over the top, I don't think I would take too much issue with it. I will be keeping this book in mind for sure. Good job on your review!
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Post by EvaDar »

I read the sample for this book and was already hooked on the story. While this isn't really a favorite genre for me, I may give it a try. I do appreciate the warning about the dialogue problems. It sounds like cleaning that up would have made this a 4-star read. Thanks for your thorough and interesting review.
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Two stories, separate but connected, within the same book...sounds like an interesting twist on developing a third book, perhaps. Thanks for noting the details...hopes to be a good read.
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Post by Chikugargi »

Thank you for the detailed review! It
is a pity about the dialogue, since it
would make even the most rounded
character seem like a puppet.
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Post by allinsondaniel »

Continue With this serie of book, the history Is amazing, i am very interesting to read all book of this saga.
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Post by Kister Bless »

Historical fiction is my cup of tea and since I already added The Warramunga's War to my to read list, I must add The Warramunga's Aftermath of War too because the two stories are connected though written separately. Great review!
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Post by Blackfeather »

Your review was pretty good and prayed the book as pretty interesting however, the fact that you had already foretold the bad guys makes it pretty boring and pointless to read after that unless and until thr author is really good to keep the common reader engaged in the story however, you also mentioned thatthe initial investigation ended and the book drifted to another scene disregarding it's central plot or story. The book seems mediocre to me but if I don't read it critically it could be a fun read.
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