T. Davis BunnBesprekingen

From the description of Davis Bunn’s Burden of Proof, I was not expecting a speculative (complicated) time travel element. I slogged through the scientific portions of the book.

Ethan is unlikable at the start, but as he investigates his brother’s death and undergoes his own growth, he becomes more tolerable. However, Bunn misses an opportunity to share the hope we have in Jesus even when life is dark and doesn’t turn out the way we envisioned.

Disclosure statement: I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book and was not required to write a positive or negative review. All opinions are my own.

I don't know why I left this unread on my shelf for so long. It was very good. I was drawn right into the story from chapter one. The characters were well-developed and there was growth in them despite all the hurdles the authors threw their way.
I highly recommend this one.

4.5 Stars

Content: death of a parent

I liked this, but it seemed to drag endlessly at times.
The story is set just after Jesus was crucified and rose again. It involves Leah, a relative of Pilate's, whose family has fallen into disgrace, so she works for Pilate's wife, Procula. Leah's grandmother was Jewish, but Leah was raised as a Roman and only remembers some of the stories her grandmother told her of her faith and way of life. Alban, a centurion of Pilate's, wants to marry Leah so he can rise in Pilate's estimation because he knows that she is a relative of Pilate's. Meanwhile, Procula has been having awful headaches and just knows it has something to do with what happened to Jesus. Pilate is eager to discover what happened to Jesus - and he tasks Alban with this discovery. There are many people who want to convince Alban that the disciples stole Jesus' body - and some of the disciples are included in the action of the story. So are some of the women mentioned in the Bible - Mary Magdalene, in particular. Alban wants to uncover the truth. Leah meets Mary and is given an introduction to the heritage she shares with her grandmother. It was a good story that included a lot of internal struggle for both main characters, but the scenes written for Alban dragged and dragged. Also, his sudden desire to be a good husband to Leah (after it was made clear in the beginning that this marriage was only a career move) was never really explained. It happened before he really dealt with much internal struggle over what he believed, so it didn't really make sense.
I'm glad I finished it - it had a satisfying ending - but it was a clunky read at times - too many times, thus the 3 star rating.

I started this series (of standalone novels?) six years ago when I read Book Two, Firefly Cove. Although I understand the marketing standpoint, I never cared for the promotional comparisons of Davis Bunn's work in this series with the work of Nicholas Sparks. Despite, oh, the love story vein and the Miramar Bay book covers that could be appropriate for Sparks's work, Bunn is his own kind of writer.

Now two books into this contemporary fiction series, I can tell it was written by someone who also writes suspense and speculative fiction. This novel in particular has a significant suspense thread.

As for the love story, this isn't a genre romance novel where the romantic couple would spend many to most of the scenes together, and their relationship would develop on-page with a lot of interaction and dialogue and what have you. Instead, the love story here is more implicit. I felt like the greater part of it lives in the plot almost from the background—in the way that a film camera may not spend much time on direct shots of the sun, but its light is there in many of the film's scenes. If that makes sense.

Now, there were a couple of moments when I got frustrated with Connor and Sylvie. Sometimes, after characters in a novel have spent however many somber scenes wrapped up in their regrets, I wish they would, well, start to get over themselves faster.

But my frustration was little in comparison with the ease of reading and the unfolding beauty of this story. I doubt it'll be another six years before I get to the third book in the series.

Um, well, that is not what I signed up for, literally.

I don't even know what I expected this to be about any more, all thoughts I had on "Burden of Proof" by Davis Bunn are gone and I am left wondering what on earth the book was.

It was a thrilling read, yes.

For me?

Not really.

I don't tend to do time travel books, however, the lesson that Bunn would be perfect ... Were there elements of faith or if the characters knew Jesus and had faith. But there was no faith or Biblical content.

The character, Ethan, is not really one that I liked at first, not surprising since it is supposed to be that way, and the growth he had was great, I ended up feeling bad that the story ended the way it did since there were no mentions of faith.

I don't really think I will be reading another of Davis Bunn's book since they don't seem to be something that I enjoy.

I voluntarily received and reviewed a complimentary e/copy of this book which I received from the author/publisher. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Hmm . . .

My Review: I requested this book since I have enjoyed the books that Davis Bunn published with Janette Oke, and I am glad I signed up to review this one. It is wonderful! The producing side of Unscripted and the law side of Unscripted were both different and yet went together well, it was interesting to read about a wrongly accused man and a woman trying to leave behind an unkind law office.

Rating: 3 and 1/2 stars rounded up to 4.

Recommendation: 16 up for romances and such.

Verse: Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (King James Version.)

Disclaimer: I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Mostly good, though the last bit seemed to happen very quickly and didn’t quite feel like it fit the rest of the book

This was an intriguing book! The story interested me and was full of surprises.

The characters are interesting and relatable. Each one was dealing with difficulties. I liked how Noah and Jenna's relationship progressed .How they had to learn to trust each other and their friends.

The theme of second chances is prevalent throughout the book. How sometimes second chances come at a cost.

I loved the whole idea of owning a boat and traveling with friends! That's something to definitely dream about!

Overall, I enjoyed this book. What it lacked in character development, it made up for in fun, English manor-ish, antique-hunting greatness. I'd love to see a less dumbed-down version of this with much more expansion in characters and historical information. This one is headed for my pc as I think it will be a fast reread in the future.

Both Noah Hearst and Jenna Greaves are mourning. Noah-the loss of his company and the end of his marriage. Jenna is mourning her sister, and the patient she recently lost, Dino Vicenza. Dino promised her his boat, but someone trashed it and sunk it before it was insured. Noah buys the boat at a police auction, and is determined to restore it. His brother, Amos, the local sheriff and some other police help Noah. Jenna and Noah meet and feel a connection. She is drawn to his quiet, gentle ways, and Noah likes Jenna's calmness. Dino's family, however, believes Jenna stole from them. When Dino's past comes to light, Jenna remembers something that helps her and Noah make some decisions.
A nice, clean story with a bit of mystery and intrigue.

Lots of telling and not showing. Simplistic plot and characters.½

Admittedly, it took three different tries over maybe a year for me to make a go of this techno-thriller. Normally, I abandon novels if it takes more than about 50 pages for me to get a solid grip on just what's going on and why it matters, specifically.

But six years ago, I read and was intrigued by the human consciousness theme in Fault Lines, the prequel novel in this series. Besides, I already know that Thomas Locke (Davis Bunn) is an excellent writer.

So, I made an exception and took some time to get through all the stuff I didn't understand so that I could latch on to the scenes that made sense to me and the parts I found interesting about consciousness and time. Including some aspects of those themes that I've heard and chewed on before.

I do plan on reading the last book in the series too.

Marc Royce once again finds himself in the middle of a life and death situation, the only problem this time is that he has been fired from the US agency he was working from and he has not authority nor backup. Yet, not all is lost. His friend and supervisor from the U.S. State Department called him and wanted him to help.

So once again Marc is going from the Mideast to Asia and all over Europe to find the bad guys who are involved in nuclear warfare and bring them to justice. His friend Carter Dawes shows up for back up once again and helps him. And he is surprised by seeing Kitra Korban, from Bunn’s second book, Rare Earth, show up.

Let’s just say this whole book is a whirlwind of espionage, government agencies, and high tech weapons, desperate situations and romance. It was a great book! I enjoyed every minute and I’m sure you will too. But I strongly recommend reading the series in order.

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