Official Review: Raging Falcon by Stephen Perkins

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Re: Official Review: Raging Falcon by Stephen Perkins

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The concept for this book is amazing; and the cover looks enticing. It's unfortunate though that the author couldn't meet the readers' expectations.
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I have hardly come across a book on this forum with a 1 out of 4 rating. This must really be disturbing to read. Congrats on being able to take the book till the end, despite the flaws.
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This dark world will make you want to read more and not put it down
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It's a shame when a book is too confusing to follow. I just read the sample and I found that the grammatical errors difficult to overlook as well. Thanks for the honest review.
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Stephen Perkins' Raging Falconry gets my attention as the representation of a son (Jim Keogh) who suffers as a result of his father's toxic conduct. It's unfortunate the book is not 'well-written," according to the OBC reviewer. However, Raging Falconry is my kind of narrative!
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Wow. The cover, title, and Amazon synopsis made this one seem like a winner, so thanks for the warning; I will definitely stay clear of this one!
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This book covers on black magic, terrorism and political thrillers. That does sounds like a heavy and complicated read which not everyone would interested in reading this. But the plotline does sounds interesting and captivating. Too bad the writing style weren't par with its intense plotline. Thanks for your review.
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Thanks for the review. You've saved me from making the mistake of reading it and regretting later on. I detest books with gramatical errors. They subtract alot from a story no matter how great.
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The summary sounds interesting. Too bad the book didn't live up to your expectations.
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Thanks for the review. It is good to know that it doesn't get any better after the sample. It seems like a good base idea but needs a better execution.
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I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the book, it's tough to get through a lot of characters, and a confusing storyline. Too bad about the errors, and the fact that the book was misscategorized. I don't imagine a young teen's parents would appreciate their child reading a book with such strong language and sexual content.
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This is a dope book from a dope writer.
I was first fascinated by the cover, now the story which is about Jim Keogh who has been incarcerated for most of his life due to false murder charges. Now there is a political battle to put him on the unsustainable list and end his life. I caN't wait to read it all
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This sounded pretty good, but it's a shame about the characters and the grammatical errors. Great review!
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It’s too bad this book wasn’t very great. Thanks for the honest and well written review. I won’t be reading this one.
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The review is awesome. The book's cover theme is too speaking volumes of messages. It is so real and and symbolic. You can see wrath in the flying falcon. Jim having been imprisoned for crime he didn't commit, comes back in the city with raging wrath
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