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The Juke
Who is a man when he loses everything?
Fire destroys and fire creates…
We wonder, don’t we, at the people we see on the streets? The homeless. Unfortunate souls. Addicts. Violent felons. What compels them? How did they end up there? How does a person find himself holding a gun and committing a crime? Shooting heroin from a dirty needle? We avoid them, turning our faces away from the sight of them, hoping the courts will warehouse them so we are safe in our middle class lives.
Frank Joseph is successful by any measure. Family. Career. Church. He has what anybody would want. All that ends one night, and his life takes a new direction…a drastic course change. Facing the fires of life’s trials, he is consumed by the heat…so he flees justice. He becomes a new man wearing a new mask. But who will he be? How will he adjust to the new lives he finds himself living? How will he care for the ones he loves?
The Juke is a tragedy, exploring Frank’s descent from “success” to the darkest corners of society. He finds himself living places he could never have imagined. Along the way he builds new love, a new family, and a new life. Will he survive the ghosts of his past? Is he locked in a pattern of self-destruction?
Fire destroys and fire creates…
We wonder, don’t we, at the people we see on the streets? The homeless. Unfortunate souls. Addicts. Violent felons. What compels them? How did they end up there? How does a person find himself holding a gun and committing a crime? Shooting heroin from a dirty needle? We avoid them, turning our faces away from the sight of them, hoping the courts will warehouse them so we are safe in our middle class lives.
Frank Joseph is successful by any measure. Family. Career. Church. He has what anybody would want. All that ends one night, and his life takes a new direction…a drastic course change. Facing the fires of life’s trials, he is consumed by the heat…so he flees justice. He becomes a new man wearing a new mask. But who will he be? How will he adjust to the new lives he finds himself living? How will he care for the ones he loves?
The Juke is a tragedy, exploring Frank’s descent from “success” to the darkest corners of society. He finds himself living places he could never have imagined. Along the way he builds new love, a new family, and a new life. Will he survive the ghosts of his past? Is he locked in a pattern of self-destruction?
241 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 4, 2015
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January 23, 2016
First off if you have not read book one don't worry book two is not confusing without knowledge of book one. The book starts off with Joseph in prison and being told he is getting a visitor after a search he meets his visitor and it triggers a flash back moment in the book. I personally found the flashback to be a little confusing because there was no context to tell the reader the importance of the flash back. However as the flash back continued it made more and more sense. I was learning about what put Frank Joseph in prison in the first place. As his story cam untold I felt truly awful for him. I kept waiting fore that moment when everything would be put right, but it did not come. Instead more and more bad things kept happening to him. In fact it was rather depressing the amount of bad things that kept happening.
The book was well written and every plot point fit together perfectly. The author truly had a way with words and I enjoyed how he strung the scenes together.
***I was sent this book for free for review purposes for only my honest and unbiased review; I was given no payment or any form of compensation for this review. These views are 100% my own and were not influenced by anything, but the product itself.I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
The book was well written and every plot point fit together perfectly. The author truly had a way with words and I enjoyed how he strung the scenes together.
***I was sent this book for free for review purposes for only my honest and unbiased review; I was given no payment or any form of compensation for this review. These views are 100% my own and were not influenced by anything, but the product itself.I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
April 8, 2016
I received a copy of The Juke for an honest review.
I picked up this book thinking that I would read a couple chapters before I went to bed. I didn't go to bed nearly as early as I usually do because this is one of the few books I could not put down until I was finished. I had to know what happened next. I so wanted things to work out for Frank.
The Juke really makes a person think. Frank thought he was a successful man with a happy home, supportive church, and good friends. One night is all it took for his life to descend into a spiral. He finds out just who he can, or can't, depend on in his hour of need. And then things really fall apart!
The character of Frank is well developed and I could understand why he did everything he did. He had to deal with so much and, although he made some poor choices, I was impressed how he was able to finally turn his life around. But then, it's hard to escape your past.
The Juke is dark and depressing and I loved it. I like Ted Persinger's writing and the ending took me by surprise. I definitely recommend this book!
I picked up this book thinking that I would read a couple chapters before I went to bed. I didn't go to bed nearly as early as I usually do because this is one of the few books I could not put down until I was finished. I had to know what happened next. I so wanted things to work out for Frank.
The Juke really makes a person think. Frank thought he was a successful man with a happy home, supportive church, and good friends. One night is all it took for his life to descend into a spiral. He finds out just who he can, or can't, depend on in his hour of need. And then things really fall apart!
The character of Frank is well developed and I could understand why he did everything he did. He had to deal with so much and, although he made some poor choices, I was impressed how he was able to finally turn his life around. But then, it's hard to escape your past.
The Juke is dark and depressing and I loved it. I like Ted Persinger's writing and the ending took me by surprise. I definitely recommend this book!
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