Review: Vengeance of Shadows (The Baiulus Series Book 1): A Very Satisfying Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Having readThe Seren Trilogy, (Ellie and the Rabbits, Ellie and the Dragon and Ellie and the Battle) I was looking forward to reading more from this author. This book carries forward the story, although it has advanced deep into the future, set four years hence. Our protagonist, Ellie, has managed to become literally and figuratively, "stuck in the past". However, the new Ellie, the one in the present, is not the same Ellie that we knew before!In other words, author Darren Lewis has cleverly presented us with an enigma that we can easily relate to. It is the human condition itself. We know people change, but is all change beneficial? As a result of change, do we lose ourselves or find ourselves? No easy answer to those questions, which is why this book makes for such engaging reading, as we are curious to see how this will be resolved in this story. There is a temptation to be confused, if we insist on the old Ellie, the person we knew before. However, people change. If we allow the author to base his premise on the reality of change being a constant and fundamental part of our existence, this book will be a very satisfying read. Highly recommended.Reviewed by Thomas Jerome BakerAuthor ofSecond Language Acquisition: Language, Culture & Identity, for English Language Learners Worldwide - ELL / ESL / EAL / EFL**I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.