Review: Stunning read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2013
"Reich" by Drew Avera is a cleverly told story with intrigue and some surprises. Told from changing viewpoints we get to see different perspectives of what has become of Germany 158 years after Hitler's death.I was hesitant to read yet another 'what-if' scenario about post-WWII Germany but let me assure you that there is much more to the story than just that one idea and narrative and characters are expertly done.It is a fast paced, well plotted and gripping thriller that surprised me throughout and made it difficult to stop once I had started. The futuristic set up is well explained in the first action packed scenes that see a young boy run from the authorities. Chapter 2 moves across to the law enforcer who pursues the young man and ultimately the perspective shifts to the young man's mother. This accomplished set up allows for the story to remain centre stage, which I felt was one of biggest achievements in a book that I feared might rely only on one particular idea.Not what one might expect, but actually much better.