SHAMAN: The Awakening by VR McCoy
This is a book I’ve wanted to read for awhile,
mainly because of the cover design and the theme of the storyline as I love Native
American lore.
The beginning of the book drew me in as I became
introduced to Chris, a Freedom Cherokee, and his ability to dreamscape. Because of his special abilities, he works
for a special branch of the FBI that deals with unsolved cases. His teammates are also gifted in their own
unique ways for profiling these types of cases.
The team’s called to New Mexico to help solve the case of a serial
killer that’s abducting, holding then killing his victims in a gruesome,
ritualistic manner. Chris ends up with
two romantic interests during the investigation of the case. One ends up turning her back on him.
I found the plot intriguing and the
background of the Indian Nation and their beliefs seemed very well
documented. By the end of the case,
Chris has met his spirit guide and is learning to use more of his abilities. I feel there could be another story for this
character.
This book could’ve received at least a 4 star
rating, but for these two reasons. First,
the stilted, and one dimensional dialogue: he said, she replied, she smiled, he
smiled, etc. The characters all sounded
alike. When the story is being told from
the first person POV, it’s very engaging.
It’s the dialogue that really set me off. The second reason I couldn’t’ give 4 stars
are all the glaring, proofreading / editing errors. There are actually two places in the book
where I found footnotes included in the manualscript.
I also felt there were several scenes in the
book that if they had been developed more would’ve added more action and drama
to the story, IE their escape from the church and the warehouse. These were glossed over and done in a few
paragraphs.
This was an enjoyable read and I did come to
like Chris’ character. I give it 3
feathers.
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