Review: well done
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2013
I really enjoyed this story about a woman coming to know her true self and the 'spirit guardians' who helped her along the way. Ellen is an ordinary person, a bookstore owner who has no idea that she is the goddess of compassion  Quan Yin in human form. Hector's job, as part of his mission to help humanity in its growth towards enlightenment, is to help her discover her true identity. This is not an easy matter. Hector appears as a dog so he can have an influence on Ellen's life, and his trainee guardian appears as a cat. It's against the council law to interfere with human development, but Hector has been at this job for hundred of thousands of years and it's difficult not to want to help things along a bit.He's already failed to help Quan Yin manifest several times. Madness is a real danger when you start talking to someone in their head, especially of you try to tell them they're really a goddess. Think of it from a psychiatric point of view. So Hector works mainly in the dream state, at least in the beginning of the book.The author presents a compelling and sometimes humorous look at the nature of our existence - the multiverse - and documents a woman's inner journey to a greater awareness of her reason for existence. The characterisation is strong. I particularly enjoyed the light touch the author applied to the guardians' characters. A sense of humour would be a necessity, I'd think, for such long-lived beings. The prose is mostly good, the story engaging - at least for this reader - the structure and pacing are excellent, and the book has been immaculately copy edited.It's a great example of the new wave of metaphysical fiction. 4 starsIf this is an indie book, the author may use this review as recommendation for inclusion in the Awesome Indies list [...]