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Review Date: 9/15/2012
This book is unlike any other Danielle Steele novel you will ever read. It is the true story of her son Nick and his battle with manic depression and drug addiction. At that time many people, even doctors didn't know how to deal with the ups and downs of a person suffering from Bi Polar disorder. There is so much compassion, love, sadness and even regret in every word she writes about her Nick.It's like being on a roller coaster ride of emotions never knowing whether they may have found help with this treatment or not. Danielle gives you a very detailed and vivid account of the struggles her family, friends, and doctors went through to try and save Nick.Sometimes she tends to give to much detail and it does take away from who the story is truly about, but At times it is almost to painful to read. You can feel her heart breaking along with your own each time a new treatment fails. Yet at the same time she will have you laughing at the good times when he's playing with his band or just how funny and impulsive Nick could be . She does an excellent job in describing Nick's personality and illness. even adding his own poetry to the book to help you better understand what a beautiful, creative, but disturbed mind he had. By the end of the book I felt like I knew him and was by his side through the entire journey.
Even after knowing how Nick's life ends, there are so many times in the book that I find myself applauding him for his triumphs and rooting for him to continue to make progress. Although like most of us who suffer from this illness he always resorts back to self medicating.
I recommend this book to anyone suffering or has a family member suffering from mental illness. This book helped me and my family understand more about my own illness than any doctor ever could. At one point she says she hopes that someone can use what they have learned through Nick's journey and save a life with it. I personally know that her hope has been fullfilled. It saved mine.
Even after knowing how Nick's life ends, there are so many times in the book that I find myself applauding him for his triumphs and rooting for him to continue to make progress. Although like most of us who suffer from this illness he always resorts back to self medicating.
I recommend this book to anyone suffering or has a family member suffering from mental illness. This book helped me and my family understand more about my own illness than any doctor ever could. At one point she says she hopes that someone can use what they have learned through Nick's journey and save a life with it. I personally know that her hope has been fullfilled. It saved mine.
Review Date: 9/15/2012
I am in my 30's now and to this day this is one of my favorite books. It's an unforgettable read. I couldn't put it down. Over the years I have read it multiple times.
Review Date: 9/26/2012
This book was excellent! It had seemingly multiple plots all at once to exquisitely pull together and make a perfect book. It was like you were in the book living each fantasy at the same time in each of the other realms of the book when the author switches viewpoints. All in all a fantastic book, have read it twice. All fantasy readers, this is a must read.
Review Date: 9/15/2012
I read this as a teen and absolutely loved it.
Review Date: 5/16/2013
The right choice isn't always the easiest choice to take. Isac Khan found that out as he learned the truth about his families secret. They were the keepers of Lucifer's diary . When it comes to choosing the light over darkness it is much harder than he could ever imagine. He witnessed his best friend Demetre being claimed for the dark without a choice. Not knowing why he was given a choice himself or the task to keep Lucifer from rising. He finds it hard to trust those who claim to be helping him in his journey. Discovering sometimes there is some good even in the darkness of Devin a Nephilin. Can he trust him or is he just another Fallen Star under Nepele and the Dark Ones command?
J.D. Netto manages to build the suspense and intrigue within the first few pages of this book. His vivid details make you feel as though you are right there with Isac and Devin. The story manages to keep you in suspense until you get the second part of the book seeing thing through Nephle's eyes. The story starts to feel rushed because so much is packed into the battle and searching for the books. Then finding the Lessers and blood suckers. You begin to wonder what has happened to some of the main characters and then they show up out of nowhere and the story going on around them just stops. I also had a problem with the characters names. So many of them were spelled similar and at times it was hard to keep up with who was who.
Normally I can figure out what is going to happen at the end of the book long before I get there, but not with The Whispers of the Fallen. I can honestly say I didn't see that coming. Overall the book is a good read and I would definitely recommend it to fans of sci fi , fantasy. I would give it 3 out of 5 stars. 4 if the ending wasn't so rushed.
But I will still be reading the next one. It is very intriguing
J.D. Netto manages to build the suspense and intrigue within the first few pages of this book. His vivid details make you feel as though you are right there with Isac and Devin. The story manages to keep you in suspense until you get the second part of the book seeing thing through Nephle's eyes. The story starts to feel rushed because so much is packed into the battle and searching for the books. Then finding the Lessers and blood suckers. You begin to wonder what has happened to some of the main characters and then they show up out of nowhere and the story going on around them just stops. I also had a problem with the characters names. So many of them were spelled similar and at times it was hard to keep up with who was who.
Normally I can figure out what is going to happen at the end of the book long before I get there, but not with The Whispers of the Fallen. I can honestly say I didn't see that coming. Overall the book is a good read and I would definitely recommend it to fans of sci fi , fantasy. I would give it 3 out of 5 stars. 4 if the ending wasn't so rushed.
But I will still be reading the next one. It is very intriguing
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