Sorry this blog is late today. Since it is the day before Valentine's Day, I was busy with the kids getting all that V Day stuff ready. And by the way, Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow. Share the love by being kind to someone, its free and easy to do!
Now on to the review!
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The story is a twist on the “scared straight” prison model, except with pirates. Steve is an angry teenager, his parents do not understand, and his older brother was killed in Afghanistan jumping on a grenade to save his comrades-in-arms. His parents are frustrated with him, and his tagging the school. He gets into so much trouble that his parents make the decision for him to go to “Judgment Cove” and the charges are dropped. When he gets to this Cove, things are much more different than your standard camp.
Three-quarters of the way through, I was feeling that this was a supernatural redemption story with some holes. But the ending finishes everything off with a surprise twist that I thought really made the story.
The writing flows nicely and I felt most of the characters (even the pirates) were done fairly realistically, for being a teenage action adventure. The protagonist, Steve, is sympathetic, even at the unrepentant beginning which is hard to achieve. The action is easy to follow and lots of fun to imagine.
Chris Godsoe has got quite an imagination and this is an impressive addition to his growing literary work.
Thank you Erin! I'm glad you liked Judgment Cove. It's one of five stories that I am compiling in my collection "COVINOUS". Every story has a twist like (whoops, SPOILER alert! lol), so I felt that they all fit together. Thanks again, and have a Happy Valentines Day tomorrow!
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