New Review for Back From Chaos – Wow

K.P. Ambroziak

May 16, 2016

K.P. Ambroziak rated it it was amazing

This is the first work of Yvonne Hertzberger I have read, but it will not be my last. I picked up the free read from Amazon without knowing what to expect, and was pulled in from the opening pages. Hertzberger writes with an uncommon elegance, lending her story important details without weighing it down in extraneous prose. The pace is close to perfect, and the narrative moves its reader along without effort. Despite the simplicity of the story, I was wholly absorbed and rapidly turning pages from short chapter to chapter. Though this is the first book in her “Earth’s Pendulum” series, it doesn’t leave you hanging but leaves you wanting more.

 

Perhaps that’s the thing. Hertzberger introduces characters easy to care for, while at the same time invites her reader into a modern medieval world she won’t want to leave. I think, however, the most successful aspect of this story is the romance. The compassion and attraction between the characters is deeply-rooted, and invokes a visceral reaction. I have admitted elsewhere that I am drawn to moments of literary romance, and for me, it’s not something a writer can fake. I think when done well, the reader is moved by the characters and the feelings they express for one another. Again, this can’t be put on. Like Rochester’s and Jane’s repartee, where love bleeds from the seams despite sardonic quips, deft flirtations and parries, Hertzberger’s dialogue channels romance and the romantic on every level. Even her descriptions of food serve to romanticize the atmosphere as a complement to her tightly-woven narrative. A great writer can pull this off without effort, and for me, Hertzberger is in that class.

 

There’s everything to love about “Back From Chaos” … I couldn’t put it down.

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12 Responses to New Review for Back From Chaos – Wow

  1. Thank you, Paige. I’m thrilled that you loved it. What a thoughtful, lovely review.

    • K. P. Ambroziak says:

      You’re so welcome, Yvonne. It was a pleasure. I hope you’ll consider offering up the next book in the series for me to review … (hint, hint)

  2. DV Berkom says:

    Holy moly, Yvone! Now THAT’S a review, eh? Congratulations 🙂

  3. A.C.Flory says:

    Wow and double wow! Congratulations, Yvonne. That is a fantastic review, and well deserved. -hugs-

  4. A review to die for, Yvonne, congratulations… don’t you love it when a plan comes together?

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