Review: Wonderfully unique story....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
I received this novel as an Advanced Readers Copy from the author.At the start of An Eye For An Eye For An Eye, I was deeply confused. The language of the piece seemed designed for impact and left this reader a little lost. What I’d thought the book was about and the scenes unfolding before me were not the same. Reading on all became clear and the stage was set for a world a little darker than our own and a tortured soul on whom all responsibility lies. Each word seemed carefully considered and arranged so that the language of the story became a living piece. After setting the scene in elaborate detail, Nash introduces us to a man who is deeply important to his society by virtue of an uncommon and somewhat horrifying gift. The sort of gift that makes the reader wonder how the character manages not to take his own life. Nash’s world reminds me of the “Watchman” graphic novels. His carefully crafted society is bleak and waiting for the hero that will likely never come. The true goal is to keep the bad elements of the world from getting worse. Is it wrong to experience a delicious thrill when the reader realizes that things can’t help but get worse when the baddie has a supernatural ability that makes him pretty darn close to unstoppable?An Eye For An Eye For An Eye is a police procedural with a twist. Authors tell me frequently when sending books for review that their novel is like nothing I’ve ever read before. I read a lot so the end result is often that they may have a twist but overall the story is pretty familiar. Nash’s story is unique. I would love to see this character in a series on television. I think the whole premise would make for a fabulous show. Nash’s writing style is quite visual so it’s easy to see this story translating fluidly to the screen.Great read. Pick it up today.