REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS
Fiction
- Fantasy
Title: Jerome's
Quest
Author: Debora ElizaBeth Hill
Rating: Excellent!
Publisher: Fire Mountain Press
Reviewed by: Heather Froeschl
http://www.bookreview.com/
Sir
Jerome Kennington has been a ghost for 200 years. He is on
a mission for which he has only one year to complete. At the
end of that year he will be reborn. His quest: to find the
soul of his soulmate Alicia in order to be reborn himself,
near her. It wonžt be easy, but the powers that be have given
him a locket that will lead him. Unfortunately it leads him
to come to the aid of those in need, and puts him in the thick
of confrontations with some scary people. Having been given
a mortal body for the year, Jerome is gifted with exceptional,
if not superhuman strength, which he uses to save a few damsels
in distress.
Helping Jerome along are his descendant Robin
and his on again off again love Dierdre, her dear friends
Charlotte and Natalie and their men, Vladimir and Paul. Along
the journey a few folks get married, Robin gets sucked into
the world of limbo assumed to be Jerome, and a whole new mission
is begun to save the runaway children of London. While Robin
is missing to the living, Jerome fills his shoes on the stages
of a tour with Robinžs band, The Experimental Monkeys. For
an Earl from the 1800žs he learns to belt out rock songs rather
quickly, and also learns that the affections of groupies are
quite personal.
Will Jerome find his true love in time? Will
Robin stop drinking and settle down? Only time will tell and
a year passes quickly when you are on a quest of immense proportions.
Debora Hill has once again lent life to the characters of
her work. Dierdre is one strong woman and Robin, an equally
pig headed man. Jerome is endearing and a perfect protagonist.
The lives of street kids are hard to portray but Debora has
done a wonderful job. Overall her characterization is spot
on realistic - even when dealing with the spirit world!
The plot is involved, yet easy to follow, much like real life.
One feels as though they know these people and are involved
in their lives. How delicious it would be to have a spirit
to interact with in this way. With a quest as grand as reuniting
two soulmates, "Jeromežs Quest" is sure to be a
hit. Debora Hill is a gifted storyteller with a grasp on things
spiritual.
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