Zachary

by Raymond Springer

Two enemy factions race toward a childbirth: The Circle of Benediction, a secret society whose mission is to destroy anyone with supernatural abilities, and the Watchers, an underground group sworn to protect those with powers.

The Watchers, led by Jacob Pennington- an elderly man of unnatural strength, secure the child just before the Circle destroys him. But, can they keep him alive despite the Circle’s resources?

Held up at Pennington’s Rampart Industries, the Watchers will make their stand. Will they withstand the assault without the assistance of the child, or the child’s blood?

The birth of this child changes everything…and so would his death.

233 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 6, 2017

Reviews

[Sue Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zachery by Raymond Springer.
Two enemy factions race toward a childbirth: The Circle of Benediction, a secret society whose mission is to destroy anyone with supernatural abilities, and the Watchers, an underground group sworn to protect those with powers.
The Watchers, led by Jacob Pennington- an elderly man of strength, secure the child just before the Circle destroys him. But, can they keep him alive despite the Circle’s resources?
Held up at Pennington’s Rampart Industries, the Watchers will make their stand. Will they withstand the assault without the assistance of the child, or the child’s blood?
The birth of this child changes everything…and so would his death.
Good read with good characters. Little slow in places. But I managed to read it. 3*. Netgalley and black rose writing.

[Mcf1nder_sk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zachary is another novel I discovered by Black Rose Writing, who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite publishers. Their list of authors, and the genres they cover, is making it a go-to for me, no matter what I'm in the mood to read. But anyway, back to this book.
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Jacob Pennington is a gentleman with supernatural powers. He has used his fortune to create Rampart Industries to protect others with paranormal powers (psychic, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, etc) from a group called the Circle of Benediction, intent on destroying all persons with these powers. The titular character is a newborn child, who has been prophesied to be the one to change the world. What prevails is a tug-of-war for the child.
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This is a not-quite-usual storyline, told in a compelling fashion. The plot is nicely crafted, and the characters, both good and bad, are firmly fleshed out in ways that will allow the reader to picture then as real. The story itself was a fun read, but then...reality set in. About 2/3 of the way through, the editorial staff started phoning it in, and errors galore started showing up. There were multiple spelling and grammatical errors throughout the last third of the book, which greatly distracted me from the story's enjoyment. My grade for the story would 4/5, but my editorial grade would be 2.5/5, which averages out to...
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My Rating: 3.25/5 stars

[Laurin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hard to even give this book a one...mediocre doesn't quite sum it up. The plot was poor, the grammar was horrifying, and the unnecessary sex scene made this "Christian" novel not even worth finishing. Don't bother...

[Andretta Schellinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting book that touches on religion and how even those in power can be twisted to serve the desires of nefarious individuals. It also looks at individuals who have powers that are just like everyone else but have powers that defy belief.

[Ron Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story

This book keep pot me guessing all the way way through. I would recommend it to anyone that likes this type of books.

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I received this book for free from the author/publisher in response for an honest review of the book. I have not had the opportunity to read this book at this time. I will add my
review of this book once I have read the book. Thank k you for allowing me the optometrist review your work. I look forward to reading this book.