Review: Better than competing books with average 4.7 star ratings
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2013
* This review contains no spoilers. *For the last while I've been feeling like a mule chasing the proverbial carrot on a stick, the carrot being this latest instalment, The Forever Gate 5. Lately the first thing I've been doing every morning is to check to see how clear my schedule is to read! Me, PJ's and all, forgoing the morning cappuccino and croissant, making sure I can read my Kindle copy of The Forever Gate 5 each day!You see, I had a problem. I just couldn't read this book, unless the conditions for reading were exactly right, and I was not disturbed in any way, otherwise I felt that the reading experience was not optimal, and I was ruining it, spoiling the joy of reading The Forever Gate. Neighbour mowing his lawn with a loud lawnmower? I wouldn't read it then. Too tired, having been awake for 24 hours and on a plane? I wouldn't read it. I wanted to be able to give my full attention to the story, and be able to read with a fresh and lucid head.Now that I've just finished it, here I am. All those who've read The Forever Gate books know how good they are, and book 5 is special, more than living up to the expectations of being the last book in this incredible series. There's a multitude of good things to say about it, such as that it's far better than competing books in this genre (yes, including those with average ratings of 4.7 stars), and it's worth far more than it costs to buy for the Kindle.The Forever Gate series is like a previously unknown, all you can eat buffet, with me being a massive bodybuilder who just ran through a two hour workout and is ravenous and drooling at the mere sight of all the amazing food, unable to stop devouring, and exploring all the new sensations with great anticipation.Beautifully done, Mr. Hooke!