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janeeyre_914716's review
3.0
Okay, so I kind of came out a bit disappointed with this one if I'm going to be honest here. Not that it was bad or anything or boring, but it just lacked some things, it felt rushed, and then the end almost felt like to me it was as if the author didn't know how to end this book like at all. It was a decent ending I'll give it that. But with a few chapters left of the book, there was a plot twist revelation that felt like it was executed WAAAAAY too late in the book and I wish it had been introduced a bit earlier concerning two particular characters because when they crossed paths somehow towards the end of the book after an early revelation, I think it would've been a lot better and more intense. But when it was introduced basically the last 30-20 something pages (roughly around there), it was kind of like, "What? Um... okay? That was unexpected of course but random" and it felt like it was almost unnecessary really.
So if you don't know much about the Book of Mormon and were to just read this, it's actually NOT a typical well known story that members of the Church of Jesus Christ would know but it was about a regular fictional Nephite boy (Nephite are the good people but not all) named Jarem who's village is destroyed by the Nephite people's lifelong ruthless enemy warriors who call themselves the Lamanite's. But despite learning from his father that not ALL Lamanite's were wicked and cruel, he still can't help but have a little hatred towards them until that is he meets the infamous Master Healer, Chemish, and not only that, but he meets other Nephite captive with a few from his village but one he didn't know very well and her name is Zanesh. Zanesh is amazing! and I did love her and Jarem together.
but soon fate so happened that the two of them are split form the Master Healer who is kind-hearted and unlike any other Lamanite he'd heard growing up and when they're both in slavery, they're soon split apart for good and as events have it Jarem is again reunited with the Master Healer who then becomes like a second father to him and from there Jarem has the adventure of a lifetime. So without giving too much away, I saw whether or not you know about the Book of Mormon Nephite's and Lamanite's don't worry about knowing much about anything since this is different because of how different it is from a regular Nephite's story and one that's of total fiction but with a couple of real events and a few real names at one point. But not until towards the end. But overall, majority of these characters are all fictional and so is the story.
So I guess overall I felt like this book and the events of Jarem's slavery and wondering if he would ever reunite with Zanesh and also his apprenticeship was even more rushed. It wasn't a typical "OH MY GOSH THIS IS A MUST READ" but more of a "It's okay and good and I'd still recommend it" kind of book. But if you also like adventure stories and exciting ones at that this is your book. And again, if you don't know much about the Book of Mormon, I say don't worry about it so much and just read it and you'll figure out who's the good guys and who's the bad guys.
As much as I LOVE these kinds of scriptural historical fiction books like this once in awhile, like I mentioned at the beginning, I was disappointed and not my favorite and so I'm going to have to give this 3 stars. Especially just because I REALLY REALLY wanted an epilogue which is why I also felt like the author didn't know how to end this one. but oh well. I'm still glad I at least read it.
So if you don't know much about the Book of Mormon and were to just read this, it's actually NOT a typical well known story that members of the Church of Jesus Christ would know but it was about a regular fictional Nephite boy (Nephite are the good people but not all) named Jarem who's village is destroyed by the Nephite people's lifelong ruthless enemy warriors who call themselves the Lamanite's. But despite learning from his father that not ALL Lamanite's were wicked and cruel, he still can't help but have a little hatred towards them until that is he meets the infamous Master Healer, Chemish, and not only that, but he meets other Nephite captive with a few from his village but one he didn't know very well and her name is Zanesh. Zanesh is amazing! and I did love her and Jarem together.
but soon fate so happened that the two of them are split form the Master Healer who is kind-hearted and unlike any other Lamanite he'd heard growing up and when they're both in slavery, they're soon split apart for good and as events have it Jarem is again reunited with the Master Healer who then becomes like a second father to him and from there Jarem has the adventure of a lifetime. So without giving too much away, I saw whether or not you know about the Book of Mormon Nephite's and Lamanite's don't worry about knowing much about anything since this is different because of how different it is from a regular Nephite's story and one that's of total fiction but with a couple of real events and a few real names at one point. But not until towards the end. But overall, majority of these characters are all fictional and so is the story.
So I guess overall I felt like this book and the events of Jarem's slavery and wondering if he would ever reunite with Zanesh and also his apprenticeship was even more rushed. It wasn't a typical "OH MY GOSH THIS IS A MUST READ" but more of a "It's okay and good and I'd still recommend it" kind of book. But if you also like adventure stories and exciting ones at that this is your book. And again, if you don't know much about the Book of Mormon, I say don't worry about it so much and just read it and you'll figure out who's the good guys and who's the bad guys.
As much as I LOVE these kinds of scriptural historical fiction books like this once in awhile, like I mentioned at the beginning, I was disappointed and not my favorite and so I'm going to have to give this 3 stars. Especially just because I REALLY REALLY wanted an epilogue which is why I also felt like the author didn't know how to end this one. but oh well. I'm still glad I at least read it.
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