Edwin Brook: Dire Recompense

by Daeus Lamb

Matthew has sworn to avenge a murder. His dedication to his wronged family is powerful enough to bring him through any trial, but youth and inexperience hold him back. Setting out to find new strength, he plummets into a web of tangled plots, tragedies, and a deep uncertainty surrounding his destiny. Matthew returns years later with wealth and power, ready to fulfill his vengeance. Assuming the mysterious guise of Edwin Brook, he begins his struggle for justice, but uncanny events keep thwarting his every move. In a twist of fate, he is forced to confront the shattering of everything he fights for, the testing of everything he has ever cherished, and a long-hidden truth that will threaten his life.

Edwin Brook is a tale of tragedy and hope, love and justice, highwaymen, daring rescues, historic treasure, and a stirring bittersweetness that won’t be easily forgotten. It is an 18th-century action adventure novel with a classical bent, but an intensity that will appeal to modern readers. This tale promises to engage lovers of historical fiction, action and espionage, mysterious characters, and stories with a psychological aspect. Lovers of classical literature may also enjoy some of this book’s similarities in style to works such as Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities or Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo.

If you are beginning to feel the call, dive into the book and experience it for yourself.

Genres: Historical

182 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 27, 2017

Reviews

[S.G. Willoughby · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was... intriguing! There were things that for me personally as a reader I didn't like... and yet at the same time, I loved those same things. I very much enjoyed the theme, and the beautiful storytelling and sentences. I also enjoyed the poetic descriptions. I had strong feelings about the ending, but overall appreciated the ending. While Edwin Brooks was a well-rounded character, he felt somewhat distant, especially in the last part of the book. I understand him being distant to the other characters, but he could have been less so to the reader, I think. All in all, a wonderful example of great story telling.

[Hsug2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edwin Brook is a gripping story from the horror of the beginning to the bittersweetness of the end. I sympathized with Matthew and his family the entire way, as well as the people he meets. I have not read many novels with a strong element of historical fiction, yet with a plot that seems to stand apart from historical circumstances, with what seems to be a mind of its own. This is such a book, and although it didn't distract me every second of the day like some modern novels do, it was still fairly hard to put it down, especially towards the end.

[DA Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could not finish due to the miniscule printing. I would try again if it were printed in a normal-sized font as it was intriguing.

[Kira Quintin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edwin Brook by Daeus Lamb has left me in shock.

I just finished reading the adventure story (which I received for free in exchange for an honest review) this morning and it’s still spinning through my head. Usually, I try to give a book a few days to sit after finishing it before writing a review, but due to my personal and blog schedules, that’s not an option this time.

Edwin Brook was amazing. From the very beginning, I was entranced with the story, constantly feeling a need to know what happens next. Author Daeus Lamb kept his characters moving and kept me in suspense. As soon as I had the answer to one question, another popped up and I had to keep reading. The tale was creatively woven and excellently executed.

Full review on my blog: https://kiraquintin.wordpress.com/201...