Review: Emotionally intense story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Annalisa Deloney is seventeen years old prostitute that has been arrested more times for prostitution than she has lived, twenty-five to be exact. Her life is a mess. As the story A Place Beside the King opens, Annalisa finds herself in the court, preparing to testify against the man who kill her son, who also happens to be a boy’s father and her pimp.After Lucifer Travels, Malik Will brings another interesting story. This time it is less spiritual, but definitely intense, heartbreaking and gripping. Due to the heartbreaking part and all ordeals that Annalisa went through in her short life I find hard read this story and to keep my emotions under control. The story really has an impact on me. On the other hand I found that there is a hope in it and that in the end things might work in more positive way for Annalisa. Due to the cliffhanger at the end I will have to wait for the second installment of this story to see whether my speculations will be correct.The writing is again good, and characters are very interesting, especially Annalisa that regardless to all the misery and sadness in her life she is still standing and finding the courage to testify against man who was nothing but trouble for her.A Place Beside the King, although short, is really hard emotional read, but since there is a ray of light in it is not depressing. Actually it is realistic, because for some people that live among us that is the way life is. Due to all that is said, this book is worth reading and I recommend it to all of you who like stories about courage, redemption and new beginnings.