Reviewed by -- Maegan
Schaefer
Note - by a former
blog reviewer - the team has been retired, but still have reviews of theirs to
share.
Book Review of --
Enemy Among Us by
Kevin Hamilton
Overall star rating
--- 5
About the book:
Marcus Remalliond
awakens on a hilltop overlooking a battle with a fuzzy head and an arrow
embedded in his shoulder; he dispatches the archer who attacks him and begins
to rush down to join the fray when it hits him, he doesn’t know which side he
belongs to or even who he is! ‘Enemy Among Us’ introduces the world of
Larcurion, and the nations of Escrania and Traevinia. The war between the rival
nations has been going on for nearly three centuries. Amid this backdrop of
conflict, Marcus thrust into a world he can no longer remember. He encounters
Nathan, a name from his past and self-professed best friend, who begins filling
in some of the gaps. Nathan and Marcus begin the long return trek ‘home’ to
Traevinia with the rest of the soldiers through wilderness, traverse the cursed
mountain Nargonlythe, and encounter dangers and monsters of Traevinian myth
along the way. Marcus begins to learn about Larcurion, and the two warring
nations of Escrania and Traevinia: their histories, their religion, their conflicts.
All the while, Marcus is struggling to reconnect with who he is; desperate to
fit in. Something’s wrong though; some of Marcus’s memories coming to the
surface don’t jibe with what he’s learning of who “he is”. He remembers a lost
love, friends from his past, and bits and pieces that don’t seem to fit with
what Nathan and the Traevinians are telling him. He was trained to be a weapon
for the Traevinian king Keiten, to strike out at the heart of the nation of
Escrania. He’ll spread chaos and fear along with the rest of his division- the
Masks. This sounds right, but if that’s so, why does everything feel so strange
to him? What’s true, where does he belong, and can he figure all of this out
before it’s too late? What makes a hero, is it his past, or is it the choices
he makes of his life? These are the questions that Marcus must answer for
himself all while trying to stay alive.
Book creation ratings
Overall total, out of
30 -- 27
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting -- 7
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
Enemy Among Us started
out with a hook for me and just kept on reeling me in. I wish I could of read
it straight through, but life kept getting in my
way.
The storyline is one
that I have yet to read which thoroughly kept me guessing at what was to happen
next. The way the author has written the story made me care for each of the
characters, even the "bad' ones, because it explains their points of view.
All of which I could relate to and rationalize with to an extent.
The ending is
beautifully written and has left me hoping that I will get another wonderful
story about an incredible adventure with
Marcus.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Adventure
with a bit of Fantasy
Age recommendations --
18 plus
Sex content rating -- mild
Violence rating -- moderate
to a lot. There is fights, battles, and
death.
** The author's links
**
Amazon
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