The Darkside of Good

Author JB Chivvy provided an ecopy of The Darkside of Good for review.

I have to apologize to the author because my ereader decided to lose this book after I read it and I didn't get the review published quickly and it kind of got lost in the shuffle.

The Darkside of Good is an interesting tale of ultimate good vs ultimate evil. Our main character, Jacob, is the somewhat reluctant recruit in the continuous battle. He is embroiled in the struggle between those who wish to bring about Armageddon and those who wish to stop it. The lines are somewhat blurred at times keeping readers on their toes. Over all a good action adventure with apocalyptic overtones.

My negative for this story is that it moved rather abruptly from one venue to another. It didn't transition comfortably for me. Also, Jacob seemed to be unnecessarily mistreated at the beginning. Especially by people wanting him to do their bidding.

A good solid story, but could maybe benefit from a little polish here and there. I did like the book. Enjoy!

Mike

The Wrath of God: A Novel

Verne Albright provided a print copy of The Wrath of God for review. 

The continuation of Playing Chess with God, The Wrath of God follows our hero Henning Dietzel as he continues to build his fortune as an entrepreneur before the term was in vogue (at least I don't think it was). He has the ability to read the times and prepare his investments to take advantage of them. He builds a world spanning empire based on an interesting commodity (you'll have to read the book, or, some one else's review).

While a committed capitalist, he refreshingly is also a committed humanitarian. His flaw? His love life. For someone with such business acumen he is painfully lacking in the area of romance. 

We get to watch him reach a balance between the two (eventually) which makes the whole story more entertaining. 

My only disappointment with the book is how the main conflict is resolved. as always no spoiler, but the resolution between Henning and the man trying to destroy him was not satisfying at all for me. Minor complaint, but hey, I'm the reader I can do that.

Action, adventure, catastrophe, romance, sex, violence, politics, everything one wants in a story. It will capture the reader quickly and hold them until the ending, and the ending is satisfying and comfortable. I recommend this book and it's predecessor highly, Enjoy!

Mike