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A review by ladybanecourt
In the Beginning by John J. Higgins
5.0
This book is one of the best that I have read in my entire life. I haven't seen this concept before with Historical Fiction and it was entirely new to me, so I got hooked in pretty quickly. It was very intriguing for me to see how these characters interacted with each other, to see what they would do next, even if you are familiar with the whole story of the rebellion, Lilith/Lillith, Adam, Eve. It was interesting to see the author make it his own while also making those an integral part of the story.
It was also a plus that, during some points, I couldn't help but feel for Luciferael. It was maybe because I saw some parts of myself in him and we have things in common (like being the first born, for example). He's certainly one of the characters that you just can love and hate at the same time.
If you dig deeper, you also see the relevance of the story to the modern world. You see a reflection of how love is. You see a reflection of how people could be willing to give up those they love the most. One of the important parts of the story reflects the saying that "Experience is the best teacher" because Adam and Eve had to learn from their own mistakes in eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
You see a reflection of people in governments that are corrupt, that want to overthrow good leaders in an attempt to bask in the glory and the power that they want from their desired position.
You see the people willing to take you back despite your mistakes, to forgive you, willing to let you start anew. You could also see and feel as if you've been betrayed despite knowing what Eve and Adam did when they are that fruit. You see these things: you see love, friendship, hope, in the pages of this book... but you will also see that these do not come easily. You have to wait and be patient, and everything will work out in due time.
Now, one of the things that used to irk me the most was probably the notion of instant love between Jarahmael and Lillith, though as I read, it became very apparent that it was an integral part of the storyline and it also came to mind that not everybody moves in the same pace that we usually see in other books. At the very end of the book, I had learned to come to terms with it and actually was happy that they were together in the Seventh Heaven when the fall of man came.
Some of the writing could still be improved. Perhaps it would also be good to flesh out the other Archangels that are part of the Auxilium, and I feel like it would also be good to find more replacements to the word "said" to make it have more impact and make it more colorful in terms of storytelling.
Overall, a really great work and I enjoyed it so much! Other than those little technicalities, it was a great ride, reading this book! Kudos to Mr. Higgins for this wonderful novel!
P. S.: I got a free ebook copy of this book through the Booktasters reading program. Check them out on Twitter: @BookTasters
It was also a plus that, during some points, I couldn't help but feel for Luciferael. It was maybe because I saw some parts of myself in him and we have things in common (like being the first born, for example). He's certainly one of the characters that you just can love and hate at the same time.
If you dig deeper, you also see the relevance of the story to the modern world. You see a reflection of how love is. You see a reflection of how people could be willing to give up those they love the most. One of the important parts of the story reflects the saying that "Experience is the best teacher" because Adam and Eve had to learn from their own mistakes in eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
You see a reflection of people in governments that are corrupt, that want to overthrow good leaders in an attempt to bask in the glory and the power that they want from their desired position.
You see the people willing to take you back despite your mistakes, to forgive you, willing to let you start anew. You could also see and feel as if you've been betrayed despite knowing what Eve and Adam did when they are that fruit. You see these things: you see love, friendship, hope, in the pages of this book... but you will also see that these do not come easily. You have to wait and be patient, and everything will work out in due time.
Now, one of the things that used to irk me the most was probably the notion of instant love between Jarahmael and Lillith, though as I read, it became very apparent that it was an integral part of the storyline and it also came to mind that not everybody moves in the same pace that we usually see in other books. At the very end of the book, I had learned to come to terms with it and actually was happy that they were together in the Seventh Heaven when the fall of man came.
Some of the writing could still be improved. Perhaps it would also be good to flesh out the other Archangels that are part of the Auxilium, and I feel like it would also be good to find more replacements to the word "said" to make it have more impact and make it more colorful in terms of storytelling.
Overall, a really great work and I enjoyed it so much! Other than those little technicalities, it was a great ride, reading this book! Kudos to Mr. Higgins for this wonderful novel!
P. S.: I got a free ebook copy of this book through the Booktasters reading program. Check them out on Twitter: @BookTasters