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Epiphany’s Gift is a supernatural, magical realism book by Mallory M. O’Connor. It is about a woman named Epiphany, who has psychic abilities passed down to her from generations in her family. The book follows Epiphany, with her family, friends, and others she meets along her journey to solve a crime, which unravels into a deeper problem. What starts out as a favor, turns into a murder investigation along with revelations of greed. Epiphany, along with her accomplices, begins to find deep-seated corruption within the different levels of government, along with multiple layers of deception while discovering good versus evil.
I have to say that I absolutely love this book by O’Connor. It was intriguing from the get-go, capturing my attention from the first few pages. I was hooked and drawn into this world of psychic phenomenon set in the modern day world, tackling such a deep-rooted and relevant issue such as global warming. I am familiar with the area and the issue as well and found it to be relatable. The realism of all the natural disasters and how companies cover up the negative side effects were not only intriguing but terrifying to think about.
I also liked that O’Connor added in the allusions to Dante’s work throughout and how it so perfectly aligned with the issues at hand, along with the corruption and greed of these people within the book. Not only did it align perfectly, but it had me thinking about good versus evil and what that really meant. One of the characters spoke something truly profound, about the disassociation between what he loved and what he did, and how he decided to find what he loved in the destruction to lessen the burden of the differences. It was truly remarkable how realistic the portrayal of human thinking came into play here. Additionally, the characters were so real, like everyday people you would know on the street. The vernacular between the characters for the area was also so spot on, and I had to laugh.
I also loved the touch of supernatural in the book. The way it fits in piece by piece and how she could talk to dead people as well as have visions was so intriguing. The only complaint I have about this book is that there was not more exploration of this part of Epiphany. I found it to be fascinating, and if someone were to be psychic, it would be mistaken as a mental illness. I would have liked more exploration of that and maybe more talk about how she was able to hone her abilities as she hides from it the majority of her life. I know that more exploration of this maybe would have made the book more about Epiphany, instead of the fascinating corruption and murder, but it would have been nice to see a tad more into that aspect. I also liked how the book ended, wrapping up really well, especially the epilogue. I highly recommend this book.
I have to say that I absolutely love this book by O’Connor. It was intriguing from the get-go, capturing my attention from the first few pages. I was hooked and drawn into this world of psychic phenomenon set in the modern day world, tackling such a deep-rooted and relevant issue such as global warming. I am familiar with the area and the issue as well and found it to be relatable. The realism of all the natural disasters and how companies cover up the negative side effects were not only intriguing but terrifying to think about.
I also liked that O’Connor added in the allusions to Dante’s work throughout and how it so perfectly aligned with the issues at hand, along with the corruption and greed of these people within the book. Not only did it align perfectly, but it had me thinking about good versus evil and what that really meant. One of the characters spoke something truly profound, about the disassociation between what he loved and what he did, and how he decided to find what he loved in the destruction to lessen the burden of the differences. It was truly remarkable how realistic the portrayal of human thinking came into play here. Additionally, the characters were so real, like everyday people you would know on the street. The vernacular between the characters for the area was also so spot on, and I had to laugh.
I also loved the touch of supernatural in the book. The way it fits in piece by piece and how she could talk to dead people as well as have visions was so intriguing. The only complaint I have about this book is that there was not more exploration of this part of Epiphany. I found it to be fascinating, and if someone were to be psychic, it would be mistaken as a mental illness. I would have liked more exploration of that and maybe more talk about how she was able to hone her abilities as she hides from it the majority of her life. I know that more exploration of this maybe would have made the book more about Epiphany, instead of the fascinating corruption and murder, but it would have been nice to see a tad more into that aspect. I also liked how the book ended, wrapping up really well, especially the epilogue. I highly recommend this book.
Epiphany’s Gift is a supernatural, magical realism book by Mallory M. O’Connor. It is about a woman named Epiphany, who has psychic abilities passed down to her from generations in her family. The book follows Epiphany, with her family, friends, and others she meets along her journey to solve a crime, which unravels into a deeper problem. What starts out as a favor, turns into a murder investigation along with revelations of greed. Epiphany, along with her accomplices, begins to find deep-seated corruption within the different levels of government, along with multiple layers of deception while discovering good versus evil.
I have to say that I absolutely love this book by O’Connor. It was intriguing from the get-go, capturing my attention from the first few pages. I was hooked and drawn into this world of psychic phenomenon set in the modern day world, tackling such a deep-rooted and relevant issue such as global warming. I am familiar with the area and the issue as well and found it to be relatable. The realism of all the natural disasters and how companies cover up the negative side effects were not only intriguing but terrifying to think about.
I also liked that O’Connor added in the allusions to Dante’s work throughout and how it so perfectly aligned with the issues at hand, along with the corruption and greed of these people within the book. Not only did it align perfectly, but it had me thinking about good versus evil and what that really meant. One of the characters spoke something truly profound, about the disassociation between what he loved and what he did, and how he decided to find what he loved in the destruction to lessen the burden of the differences. It was truly remarkable how realistic the portrayal of human thinking came into play here. Additionally, the characters were so real, like everyday people you would know on the street. The vernacular between the characters for the area was also so spot on, and I had to laugh.
I also loved the touch of supernatural in the book. The way it fits in piece by piece and how she could talk to dead people as well as have visions was so intriguing. The only complaint I have about this book is that there was not more exploration of this part of Epiphany. I found it to be fascinating, and if someone were to be psychic, it would be mistaken as a mental illness. I would have liked more exploration of that and maybe more talk about how she was able to hone her abilities as she hides from it the majority of her life. I know that more exploration of this maybe would have made the book more about Epiphany, instead of the fascinating corruption and murder, but it would have been nice to see a tad more into that aspect. I also liked how the book ended, wrapping up really well, especially the epilogue. I highly recommend this book.
I have to say that I absolutely love this book by O’Connor. It was intriguing from the get-go, capturing my attention from the first few pages. I was hooked and drawn into this world of psychic phenomenon set in the modern day world, tackling such a deep-rooted and relevant issue such as global warming. I am familiar with the area and the issue as well and found it to be relatable. The realism of all the natural disasters and how companies cover up the negative side effects were not only intriguing but terrifying to think about.
I also liked that O’Connor added in the allusions to Dante’s work throughout and how it so perfectly aligned with the issues at hand, along with the corruption and greed of these people within the book. Not only did it align perfectly, but it had me thinking about good versus evil and what that really meant. One of the characters spoke something truly profound, about the disassociation between what he loved and what he did, and how he decided to find what he loved in the destruction to lessen the burden of the differences. It was truly remarkable how realistic the portrayal of human thinking came into play here. Additionally, the characters were so real, like everyday people you would know on the street. The vernacular between the characters for the area was also so spot on, and I had to laugh.
I also loved the touch of supernatural in the book. The way it fits in piece by piece and how she could talk to dead people as well as have visions was so intriguing. The only complaint I have about this book is that there was not more exploration of this part of Epiphany. I found it to be fascinating, and if someone were to be psychic, it would be mistaken as a mental illness. I would have liked more exploration of that and maybe more talk about how she was able to hone her abilities as she hides from it the majority of her life. I know that more exploration of this maybe would have made the book more about Epiphany, instead of the fascinating corruption and murder, but it would have been nice to see a tad more into that aspect. I also liked how the book ended, wrapping up really well, especially the epilogue. I highly recommend this book.