Genre: Magical
Realism
Description:
“What if Mother Nature got angry? What if she got angry at all the
factories and power plants and other man-made sources of climate change? What
if she made it clear just how angry she was?
What if she had help?
Mary Aimsir can control the weather. So can hundreds of women like her
around the world. Maybe Mother Nature is just a myth. These women aren’t.”
Author:
A bit of a nomad, James C. Porter has lived in many places in three
different countries, but is currently a resident of Colorado. He’s been writing
fiction almost since he learned to write, but finally in his 60s has published
his first novel for the world to see.
Appraisal:
Have you ever read a book that starts with the real world and adds an
element into the mix (probably something fantasy, science fiction, or some
other form of speculative fiction genre) that you wish was reality. I’m not
sure it has happened to me before this book. The description gives you a good
take on the premise. It feels like an adult version of those fairy tales we
were read when we were kids where the good guys and their magical powers
overcome the bad guys. I only wish it was true.
While I love the story and the overall flow, it does have some issues
in that it wasn’t proofread as well as I’d have liked. It was borderline for
the point at which I’d start knocking stars off for proofing issues. I didn’t,
but it was a close call. If you’re sensitive to this kind of thing you’ll spot
lots of minor issues that should have been caught and fixed in the proofreading
process that snuck through like missing or extra words, a wrong word, and the
like. Other than that, it was definitely a fun read that I only wish was real
and not fiction.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
This book needs better proofreading which I discuss in the appraisal
section above.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 105-110,000 words
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