Subliminal Messiah by Anthony David Jacques review – 3 Stars
While this was a great book with a fascinating and original concept, some points pulled it down due to it's lack of cohesiveness. What I really liked was the structural style of having a character who could see the future and then flipping that on its head. What does someone whose entire life has had a map for each event do when that's ripped away from them? I loved this premise and the character Jacques introduced was 3 dimensional and believable.
Unfortunately, in the interest of plot, the characters behaved inconsistently at times. The biggest example of this is the kidnapping scene. Why would the main character, after being kidnapped, suddenly start divulging all his deepest darkest secrets. The relationship between NAME and Heath made no sense to me what so ever. Why would he ever let this guy into his life. It seemed to be nothing more than a plot device. However, IF we are to buy into this, it also didn't go far enough. I absolutely thought that Heath and Eddie were in cohoots to make money off this story, the fact that this, or some other more extreme consequence wasn't explored was a weak choice.
Overall, it was a good read, but unsatisfying and requiring a lot of “Ok, I guess...” on the reader's part.
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About the book: "I have nothing to look forward to. Eighteen years old and every vision I've ever had, every memory of the future; they've nearly all become real memories now. What you would call the past."
Ezekiel, eighteen and clairvoyant, knows the end is coming. He's been expecting it for years. But with mere weeks to go, he may have finally met his savior.
Her name is Mona, and she filled his visions long before she walked into his life. The question is — why?
Get Subliminal Messiah through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
About the author: Anthony Jacques is an American author, gemologist, copywriter and designer.
He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America as a Graduate Gemologist and spent several years grading diamonds in their Carlsbad, CA lab. In 2013 he partnered with Diamonds International in Saint Lucia to design curriculum for several gemology related courses. He has additional degrees in Graphic Design and Music Theory.
His fiction ranges from literary to transgressive, and has been published both online and in print. He has also written copy, columns, op-eds and music reviews at various online magazines since 2010.
Connect with Anthony on his website, Facebook, Twitter,or GoodReads. .
Perfect Edge Books was founded in late 2011 to unite authors whose books weren’t “obviously” commercial. Our books tend to sit in various genres all at once: literary fiction, satire, neo-noir, sci-fi, experimental prose. We believe that literary doesn’t have to mean difficult, and that difficult doesn’t just mean pointless. We prefer to cultivate a word-of-mouth approach to marketing, and keep production as simple as we can. Learn more at www.PerfectEdgeBooks.com.
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Unfortunately, in the interest of plot, the characters behaved inconsistently at times. The biggest example of this is the kidnapping scene. Why would the main character, after being kidnapped, suddenly start divulging all his deepest darkest secrets. The relationship between NAME and Heath made no sense to me what so ever. Why would he ever let this guy into his life. It seemed to be nothing more than a plot device. However, IF we are to buy into this, it also didn't go far enough. I absolutely thought that Heath and Eddie were in cohoots to make money off this story, the fact that this, or some other more extreme consequence wasn't explored was a weak choice.
Overall, it was a good read, but unsatisfying and requiring a lot of “Ok, I guess...” on the reader's part.
About the Book - About the Author - Prizes!!!
Welcome to another exciting publishing house spotlight tour from Novel Publicity. Join us as three new titles from Perfect Edge--we're calling them the Perfect Edge Trinity—tour the blogosphere in a way that just can't be ignored. And, hey, we've got prizes!
About the prizes: Who doesn't love prizes? You could win either of two $25 Amazon gift cards, an autographed copy of Subliminal Messiah by Anthony David Jacques, or an autographed copy of its tour mates, Good Sex, Great Prayers by Brandon Tietz and The Atheist’s Prayer by Amy R. Biddle. Here's what you need to do...
Enter the Rafflecopter contest
Leave a comment on my blog
That's it! One random commenter during this tour will win a $25 gift card. Visit more blogs for more chances to win--the full list of participating bloggers can be found HERE . The other $25 gift card and the 3 autographed books will be given out via Rafflecopter. You can find the contest entry form linked below or on the official Perfect Edge Trinity tour page via Novel Publicity. Good luck!
About the book: "I have nothing to look forward to. Eighteen years old and every vision I've ever had, every memory of the future; they've nearly all become real memories now. What you would call the past."
Ezekiel, eighteen and clairvoyant, knows the end is coming. He's been expecting it for years. But with mere weeks to go, he may have finally met his savior.
Her name is Mona, and she filled his visions long before she walked into his life. The question is — why?
Get Subliminal Messiah through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
About the author: Anthony Jacques is an American author, gemologist, copywriter and designer.
He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America as a Graduate Gemologist and spent several years grading diamonds in their Carlsbad, CA lab. In 2013 he partnered with Diamonds International in Saint Lucia to design curriculum for several gemology related courses. He has additional degrees in Graphic Design and Music Theory.
His fiction ranges from literary to transgressive, and has been published both online and in print. He has also written copy, columns, op-eds and music reviews at various online magazines since 2010.
Connect with Anthony on his website, Facebook, Twitter,or GoodReads. .
Perfect Edge Books was founded in late 2011 to unite authors whose books weren’t “obviously” commercial. Our books tend to sit in various genres all at once: literary fiction, satire, neo-noir, sci-fi, experimental prose. We believe that literary doesn’t have to mean difficult, and that difficult doesn’t just mean pointless. We prefer to cultivate a word-of-mouth approach to marketing, and keep production as simple as we can. Learn more at www.PerfectEdgeBooks.com.
Learn more about Subliminal Missiah's tour mates HERE.
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