#ReviewShare #BookReview #TimeTravel - The House by Sebastiana Randone @sebasti29567440

The House by Sebastiana Randone
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

This book has a good plot and a strong theme but many of the good points are buried in a heap of adjectives and jargon. Even if she had used big words all the way, most of us would have been okay with this but the combination of multiple adjectives, it was a strain on the reader and the characters.

A previous reviewer has pointed out in the description, "This is wonderful writing, with some great words, descriptive words and written in old British English," but this isn't quite the case. Dickens and even Shakespeare were easier to understand than some text this author used. The old cat man recommends that the author include this in her description early on to prepare readers and to remove as many adjectives as she can. Old English isn't everyone's cup of tea and this is probably going to catch some people off guard.

The multiple time frames were pulled off seamlessly and for this Sebastiana Randone deserves applause. Many time travel writers don't do a good job with this and readers are left stuck between time zones but in The House, the reader is introduced to the many characters and taken on a journey of wonders and love.

I recommend this read to anyone who would like to give Old English a try.

Disclosure - As a Quality Reads UK Book Club member, I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I received no monetary compensation for my book review. This book review is based on my thoughts, opinion and understanding of the book. This book review does not reflect the opinion of other book club members.


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#ReviewShare #NonFiction #Christian - You Cannot Find Peace by Marie Maiden @2012Maiden

You Cannot Find Peace Until You Find All The Pieces by Marie Maiden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This review is 3.5 stars because I felt that the book had a lot of potential and wasn't fully developed to its best. Grammatical errors were numerous. Dialogue starts but you don't know whether it has ended because there is no punctuation whatsoever.

Hyphens were inconsistent which shouldn't mean too much but when there is a lot of it, it becomes irritating. Other minor errors led many of us at the book club to think that the book was either not edited by a qualified editor or that it was self-edited.

What did work for the book was Marie's journey itself. She admits her mistakes, takes responsibility for them and the journey to find her father becomes her passion as well as a lesson to her as her heart and mind grow stronger.

If you are a patient reader who is searching for a story of courage, strength and spirituality, I recommend this book to you. It isn't a long read but if you reading it as part of a book club or prayer group, you will find that many readers will be able to relate Marie's journey.

Disclosure - As a Quality Reads Book Club member, I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.


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