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Pulse Of Heroes (2010)

by A. Jacob Sweeny(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0615414168 (ISBN13: 9780615414164)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Thalamus Press

series

The Pulse Myths

review 1: After hearing about this book for a month or so from my many FB book sites, I finally relented and purchased a copy, and I'm so pleased that I did.After several kindle downloads of easy reads, I immediately realised that I'd at last downloaded a novel, one that was clearly well written - the level of writing is sophisticated and moves through the action superbly. What was equally refreshing were the character developments and relationships. The characters carried an element of realism and at times magnetism; admittedly I was hooked!I loved the many twists and turns that the storyline took and was fascinated by the dips into history.I can't wait to start reading book two.
review 2: A lot of hype surrounds Pulse of Heroes, so it was with reluctance that I started... more reading the book. In my experience hype usually equates to disappointment. So I started on Pulse of Heroes, ready to be disappointed and soon find myself really liking Michelle, you really get to know her. Really well. Then enter the love interest - Elliot. By now the reader has come to know Michelle well enough to no longer think of her as a snooty teenager. She is extremely well behaved, well anchored and mature. This came in very handy with Elliot in my point of view. Because, people, I have always had trouble with a man that is a few hundred, or in Elliot's case a few thousand years old, who falls in love with a school girl. Anybody able to say - pedophile. With the introduction of Michelle, her way of life, her maturity etc it becomes clear why Elliot would fall in love with his best friends great, great, great, great, great, great granddaughter. So that nagging in my mind was relieved. Now the story gets interesting, Michelle gets drawn up in a life not known, at one stage in the book she thinks to herself that she wished she paid more attention in History class and I was laughing out loud. I myself, share this misgiving. Life is however not easy, not even in fiction and Michelle gets caught up in a situation which very few of us would have handled differently or better regardless of our age. Michelle is involved with another man, this man, abuses her mentally and later physically and then blames it on Michelle, who immediately thinks to herself, that he has a point. A better description of an abusive relationship is hard to find. It is not a focus in the book or story but is rather masterfully interwoven with the rest of the story. He isolates Michelle, convinces her that she is in the wrong and threatens her not with more violence but the withholding of his affection. Brilliant. I loved this part of the book and its very simplicity in the greater scheme of the book was brilliant. Another major plus in this book is the historical facts that are thrown in to enrich the characters as well as the story line. I adored this facet and only wished that it was brought into the story line earlier. I give this book a 7 *** *** * review, I finished reading it last Sunday and could not wait to write the review and tell you all to go get your copy this is a must read. Due to the blog hop, I had to wait. It has been a very long week. So now I have my chance, go, go get a copy, now. It is an epic read and soooooo worth it. less

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