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milola's review against another edition
2.0
There were a lot of editing oversights that really got under my skin.
Other than that zi think the story was quite flat and did not hold me in suspense.
Other than that zi think the story was quite flat and did not hold me in suspense.
emwiessinger's review
2.0
I didn’t hate it but I wouldn’t read this book a second time. The story was good. I loved the idea behind it. But it’s classified as a thriller and there was no heart pounding thrill or chill. I couldn’t connect with Harden because he knowingly befriended and followed Coyote when all signs pointed at him being a psychopath. The only thing surprised me was that nothing really happened between Emma and Harden. Everything else was predictable or revealed in the first hundred pages. You knew Coyote was behind it. You knew that Harden was writing to stay alive. You knew he’d eventually get out and kill Coyote. You just had to read three hundred pages of backstory to get to it.
labajas5280's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
donnakayhall's review against another edition
5.0
Another really great, intense book! I think I have a new favorite author!
dwittkop's review against another edition
4.0
"Tell me a story" - Carter Wilson does this superbly.
After waking up beaten almost to the point of death in a dark cold room, Harden Campbell is set with the task of recounting the last year of his life in story format. Reliving events with his college friends Jacob and Derek as well as the introduction of his newest acquaintance, Coyote, leads to the meat of this thriller. A simple creative writing assignment of Harden's turns into a "project" for Coyote to create a new religion on campus. His goal: to gather as many as possible and see what it takes to make others drop everything to follow his word.
Harden discovers that the depiction he constructs will determine not only his future but the future of the girl he loves.
So much to enjoy including an ending I didn't see coming. I will seek out other books by this author.
After waking up beaten almost to the point of death in a dark cold room, Harden Campbell is set with the task of recounting the last year of his life in story format. Reliving events with his college friends Jacob and Derek as well as the introduction of his newest acquaintance, Coyote, leads to the meat of this thriller. A simple creative writing assignment of Harden's turns into a "project" for Coyote to create a new religion on campus. His goal: to gather as many as possible and see what it takes to make others drop everything to follow his word.
Harden discovers that the depiction he constructs will determine not only his future but the future of the girl he loves.
So much to enjoy including an ending I didn't see coming. I will seek out other books by this author.
jeanne25's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fast paced book that both entertained me and made me think. I started it last night, reached the half way point before bed and finished it this morning. I liked the authors way of switching from the present to the story/past. The story that Harden wrote while confined was what got into my head while the present thriller aspect kept me entertained. I know a book has done something really good or really bad if it invaded my sleep. The portrayal of Coyote was plausible when you think of real people like Jim Jones and Charles Manson. The knowledge that there are people who need to believe in something/anything so desperately that they will allow themselves to be manipulated into believing that their choice is righteous and good is what got into my head that I couldn't shake. That is truth and that is scarier than anything made up. The "present" part of the story had nice action and I especially loved imagery and insight that the Charlotte sections brought. She was a very minor character with a few minor scenes but it added a lot of insight into Harden's character. It made him "real" to me. I could easily see this made into a movie. I liked the book. It was a fast read. While I won't read it again, I am glad I read it once.
krissipocalypse's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book I've read by this author, and I will definitely read more. Well written and decent character development.
toris_reads's review
5.0
"The words of a book mean nothing when they're just ink on paper. It's the author you have to believe in, not the message. If the author of a message is believable, the message becomes irrelevant."
Revelation was a book that begged to be finished. I devoured all 300 some pages of it in one sitting, in less than five hours even. I was sad and angry, I was heartwarmed and I was frustrated - the mere amount of emotion and feeling in this book alone qualifies it for five stars.
The characters were uniform - the protagonist, his happy friend, his serious friend, his wildcard 'friend,' and the wild card's stunning girlfriend, but it works in Wilson's novel. In the time that an author usually spends fleshing out his characters, Wilson instead focused in on the plot and Coyote's new religion.
Revelation is also interesting in its choice of narration, continuously jumping back and forth between present day and the chapters Harden is forced to write. While it doesn't make the story appear jumpy at all, and flows nicely, it did lead to some confusion as the present and Harden's manuscript become closely aligned.
All in all, I thought Wilson created a spectacular novel here. Revelation is something that I can revisit time and time again and feel the same amount of suspense, anticipation, and urgency that I do reading it now.
Revelation was a book that begged to be finished. I devoured all 300 some pages of it in one sitting, in less than five hours even. I was sad and angry, I was heartwarmed and I was frustrated - the mere amount of emotion and feeling in this book alone qualifies it for five stars.
The characters were uniform - the protagonist, his happy friend, his serious friend, his wildcard 'friend,' and the wild card's stunning girlfriend, but it works in Wilson's novel. In the time that an author usually spends fleshing out his characters, Wilson instead focused in on the plot and Coyote's new religion.
Revelation is also interesting in its choice of narration, continuously jumping back and forth between present day and the chapters Harden is forced to write. While it doesn't make the story appear jumpy at all, and flows nicely, it did lead to some confusion as the present and Harden's manuscript become closely aligned.
All in all, I thought Wilson created a spectacular novel here. Revelation is something that I can revisit time and time again and feel the same amount of suspense, anticipation, and urgency that I do reading it now.
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