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Eddie had no idea the adventure he was about to go on when he went to investigate a meteorite that zipped past his car. He only knew it was going to make him late and with his dad waiting at home that would be an adventure in itself. Things go from adventure to epic journey when Eddie finds Modean a stray dog at the metorite site.
172 pages, Paperback
First published June 17, 2015
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Joseph Cognard
4 books323 followersOne of my main interests, and, what I am so passionate about, being an author, is the joy of writing dialogue. I will often write the entire conversation of a chapter, and then complete the rest. So far, although both my books have been primarily Young Adult in nature, I do strive to make them appeal to all genres and audiences. I am not certain if I will remain in YA style forever, but, the stories I have written felt right in that area. I receive great enjoyment in creating puzzles or drama in my books, and , I love to see how the charaters will react. In addition to that, I also enjoy having multiple endings in mind when I write something, for that allows me to really let the charaters react freely, thus, making for a most interesting novel.
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June 26, 2015
I was given this book by Joseph for an honest review. When I found out what the book was about I jumped at the chance to read this book. I have previously read other books by Joseph and they are books that are always on my mind. Once you read one book by Joseph you will always come back for more. Joseph I hope there will be more books to come.
October 28, 2015
Fun and imaginative story. I read an unedited version and i have to say that it does need to be cleaned up a bit and maybe reworked a bit. Overall i did enjoy the book.
August 15, 2017
Let me begin with a confession. I really struggle with giving 1 or 2 stars to a book. I used to not even rate them if I wasn't going to give them a 3 or above, but then I realized that there's an opportunity to offer some helpful feedback. So, that's the spirit with which I offer this review.
The story's premise really grabbed me. I love creative, unusual story ideas, and I like watching how an author tells a story. With this one, I think the plotting is good and fits the story idea very well, but there was something stilted and awkward about the actual narrative. I have to confess, too, that the first paragraph put me off, and I almost didn't read any further. I understand that the author wanted to take an old cliche/song and use it for a twist, but for me it didn't work. But I did continue on. And the story itself works, and it worked enough for me to keep me reading. Those are the upsides.
Now for what I hope will be helpful criticism. The narrative voice seems almost too juvenile, but I see on Amazon that it's related to the children's categories, so I'm assuming that is in fact the target audience. My suggestion would be to make sure the categories are set correctly for the intended audience. So, with that said, let me continue this review with the assumption that it's supposed to be a youth/young adult book.
The first-person narrative is popular for young adult books, and so is a good choice here. But that also requires that the author really be able to get into the mind of the protagonist, and at times I felt like that was missed. It is possible that my reading of this aspect of the book was due to the difficulty I had in following time sequences. A straight forward, linear progression would have clarified all of this. Why not tell the story straight out from the key incident and let the story unfold from direct action, rather than starting with the "doggy in the window" and going back in time to tell the story? I think the narrative would have ended up with far more showing than telling if it had.
That last piece is at least 80% of my negative feedback, by the way. I'm big on showing, not telling, and this story relies far too much on the protagonist telling us things (thoughts as well as action). More immediacy would be had if the narrative had taken readers to a more direct experience with the story itself.
I want to emphasize that there is MUCH that is redeemable here. The story itself is a great idea, and the plotting by Mr. Cognard suits it. The story moves along a good timeline (except for the complaint shared above) and it was planned out well. Eddie is a very likeable character, and his reaction to the dog and the meteor incident are engaging--and those are the keys to the story itself. I think good editing and a solid revision could catapult this book into a 3 to 4 range easily.
The story's premise really grabbed me. I love creative, unusual story ideas, and I like watching how an author tells a story. With this one, I think the plotting is good and fits the story idea very well, but there was something stilted and awkward about the actual narrative. I have to confess, too, that the first paragraph put me off, and I almost didn't read any further. I understand that the author wanted to take an old cliche/song and use it for a twist, but for me it didn't work. But I did continue on. And the story itself works, and it worked enough for me to keep me reading. Those are the upsides.
Now for what I hope will be helpful criticism. The narrative voice seems almost too juvenile, but I see on Amazon that it's related to the children's categories, so I'm assuming that is in fact the target audience. My suggestion would be to make sure the categories are set correctly for the intended audience. So, with that said, let me continue this review with the assumption that it's supposed to be a youth/young adult book.
The first-person narrative is popular for young adult books, and so is a good choice here. But that also requires that the author really be able to get into the mind of the protagonist, and at times I felt like that was missed. It is possible that my reading of this aspect of the book was due to the difficulty I had in following time sequences. A straight forward, linear progression would have clarified all of this. Why not tell the story straight out from the key incident and let the story unfold from direct action, rather than starting with the "doggy in the window" and going back in time to tell the story? I think the narrative would have ended up with far more showing than telling if it had.
That last piece is at least 80% of my negative feedback, by the way. I'm big on showing, not telling, and this story relies far too much on the protagonist telling us things (thoughts as well as action). More immediacy would be had if the narrative had taken readers to a more direct experience with the story itself.
I want to emphasize that there is MUCH that is redeemable here. The story itself is a great idea, and the plotting by Mr. Cognard suits it. The story moves along a good timeline (except for the complaint shared above) and it was planned out well. Eddie is a very likeable character, and his reaction to the dog and the meteor incident are engaging--and those are the keys to the story itself. I think good editing and a solid revision could catapult this book into a 3 to 4 range easily.
July 14, 2015
Very short funny quirky story. Looking forward to next one.
July 29, 2015
I received this book as a free pdf in exchange for an honest review.
Before you read further, please not that I did not finish this book, so I dont know how it would have continued. I made it about 10% of the way through.
I loved the premise. I love adventures, sci-fi, and space. And, who doesnt love dogs!?
I honestly would have read further if not for the fact that it seems more editing needs to be done. There were problems with punctuation, a missing word, and some grammar.
I thought it was also was a bit disjointed but its the random errors that pulled me out of the story.
Bummed out that I couldnt stay in to the end. :/
Before you read further, please not that I did not finish this book, so I dont know how it would have continued. I made it about 10% of the way through.
I loved the premise. I love adventures, sci-fi, and space. And, who doesnt love dogs!?
I honestly would have read further if not for the fact that it seems more editing needs to be done. There were problems with punctuation, a missing word, and some grammar.
I thought it was also was a bit disjointed but its the random errors that pulled me out of the story.
Bummed out that I couldnt stay in to the end. :/
January 25, 2016
When Eddie sees a meteorite he gets close enough to see it has landed on Tommy Sherlock, a boy from Eddie's town. Eddie also finds a dog standing guard, but this is no ordinary dog and that was no ordinary meteorite as Eddie will soon discover. I found this book humorous and suspenseful at the same time. The author takes readers down a different road than they might have one before and does it with style.
October 6, 2016
I was given this novel by the author in exchange for an honest review, and I am glad to have taken the chance to accept it. The story is unique, yet can transition between humor and seriousness without any hiccups. While there are some hiccups between grammar and missing words within sentences, it does not take away from the quality the characters and the situations they partake in have to offer.
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