Crescent Veil
by Judith Sanders; with Dr. Frank J. Malinoski
Published by JAM Cupboard Publishing (A BookSurge, LLC division)
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Reviewed by Elysabeth Eldering
Crescent Veil was a codename given to an elite force of men sent to Iraq to locate and destroy the hidden biological weapons that our inspectors never could find.
This story actually had very little plot to drive it forward. If the whole story had been written from the perspective of the two main characters being the reincarnates of the previous Queen of Assyria and her top-ranking officer in the King's Army, then the dropped-in historical lessons would have been unnecessary. Then the story could have been moved through visions, dreams or deja vu situations from the main characters' points of view.
This felt like a strategic political story, like the author actually had inside information as to the location of the weapons of mass destruction and yet is keeping this information to herself.
This reviewer had a difficult time reading a non-plot-driven story that was in need of a line-by-line edit. The grammatical errors throughout the book created a substandard read.
This seems to be the case with print-on-demand published books as someone has not taken the time or expense to edit/review the copy before it actually comes to fruition as a hard copy to be sold to the public.
Armchair Interviews says: Another example of a good story that could have made a better book if more attention was given to detail.