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nsmith2020's review
This was a poorly edited, difficult, book to follow. At its core, it is an intriguing story. But the third person narrative is sloppy at best.
carriekellenberger's review
1.0
It's clear right from the start that this book is self-published. I'm not sure if an editor was involved or not, but if so, the editing was terrible.
Parts of this story were good and the author has some knowledge of military history, but the errors were obvious and very annoying. Obvious errors include choppy sentences, no flow, and not knowing the difference between you're and your and has and have. It really distracts from the story and knocks a 'writer' out of the game when simple mistakes like this can be found throughout a book.
I've been moving away from self published authors over the last few years and can only think of a few that I really enjoyed.
I did not pay full price for this, but right now it's selling for $14.99 and that is a ridiculous price for a book that hasn't been edited.
Parts of this story were good and the author has some knowledge of military history, but the errors were obvious and very annoying. Obvious errors include choppy sentences, no flow, and not knowing the difference between you're and your and has and have. It really distracts from the story and knocks a 'writer' out of the game when simple mistakes like this can be found throughout a book.
I've been moving away from self published authors over the last few years and can only think of a few that I really enjoyed.
I did not pay full price for this, but right now it's selling for $14.99 and that is a ridiculous price for a book that hasn't been edited.
gamachel's review
4.0
Good revolution like story (may contain spoilers)
I liked the story as it was different than my typical read. I would have liked more of a background on what caused the change in the world, like why the bombings occurred. I was left wanting more at the end but that is expected since it is the first in the series. There were a enough typos to be slightly distracting since they usually were of the type of a wrong word but not enough to that it took away from the story. Overall I enjoyed the read and plan to read more in this series
I liked the story as it was different than my typical read. I would have liked more of a background on what caused the change in the world, like why the bombings occurred. I was left wanting more at the end but that is expected since it is the first in the series. There were a enough typos to be slightly distracting since they usually were of the type of a wrong word but not enough to that it took away from the story. Overall I enjoyed the read and plan to read more in this series
capellan's review
2.0
When nuclear war devastates the US, luck and geography conspire to let a small part of Kentucky survive relatively unscathed. They have food and even - thanks to a hydroelectric dam - electric power, but they also have gangs and hostile fiefdoms emerging on their borders. Can they protect what they have?
It's not a bad premise, but King spreads his attention over rather too many point of view characters, which exposes the lack of depth of character - it's hard to tell the voices apart - and makes the lack of female characters really, really obvious, since literally every single one of the near-dozen such characters are of course, dudes.
There's also a ham-fisted "To Be Continued" epilogue, which always irks me. Don't undermine this book to try to sell me your next one. It literally has never worked.
It's not a bad premise, but King spreads his attention over rather too many point of view characters, which exposes the lack of depth of character - it's hard to tell the voices apart - and makes the lack of female characters really, really obvious, since literally every single one of the near-dozen such characters are of course, dudes.
There's also a ham-fisted "To Be Continued" epilogue, which always irks me. Don't undermine this book to try to sell me your next one. It literally has never worked.
amia's review
5.0
Incredibly entertaining and a tale of what might be!
I was deeply engaged with the characters and the world immediately and wanted to stop everything to finish reading Glimmer of Hope. I am very excited about reading book 2 which I just downloaded. I highly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and freely given opinion.
I was deeply engaged with the characters and the world immediately and wanted to stop everything to finish reading Glimmer of Hope. I am very excited about reading book 2 which I just downloaded. I highly recommend it and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and freely given opinion.
irate59's review
5.0
Excellent start to what I hope will be a continuing series.
Well... actually the beginning for Nathan Taylor and his family is very rough, but the book and the survivors situation continues to get better throughout the book, with significant obstacles and even battles along the way.
It is by no means the end of the story for the protagonist or his family, friends, citizens of the Jackson Purchase, and fellow citizens of this small region fighting for survival.
Well... actually the beginning for Nathan Taylor and his family is very rough, but the book and the survivors situation continues to get better throughout the book, with significant obstacles and even battles along the way.
It is by no means the end of the story for the protagonist or his family, friends, citizens of the Jackson Purchase, and fellow citizens of this small region fighting for survival.
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