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The Libra: Part 1
“Have you ever felt different from everyone else?”
“Do people gravitate toward you but you don't know why?”
“Do you feel like you have special abilities?”
“Ever have a dream of the future?”
“Do you ever think you can hear thoughts?”
The popular and cool but still reserved Hassan Gardner feels all this. When he was born, his late father told him he would change the world. On his 15th birthday, Hassan realizes he must be different after discovering he has the ability to read minds. He indulges his ability, helping him become the perfect son, perfect brother, perfect friend, and perfect boyfriend and rocketing his popularity to even newer heights. Everyone he encounters loves him impeccably, everyone except Him, the unexplainable being or creature who seems to follow the dark and haunted him since birth.
More powerful and dangerous than anything Hassan can even imagine, Hassan can barely tell his dreams from reality and his fear of the being makes him deplore sleeping and the dark.
Who or what is this being? Will Hassan and his abilities be enough to stand up to and overpower Him, or will Hassan become victim to the being's extraordinary power...or simply the lack of sleep?
“Do people gravitate toward you but you don't know why?”
“Do you feel like you have special abilities?”
“Ever have a dream of the future?”
“Do you ever think you can hear thoughts?”
The popular and cool but still reserved Hassan Gardner feels all this. When he was born, his late father told him he would change the world. On his 15th birthday, Hassan realizes he must be different after discovering he has the ability to read minds. He indulges his ability, helping him become the perfect son, perfect brother, perfect friend, and perfect boyfriend and rocketing his popularity to even newer heights. Everyone he encounters loves him impeccably, everyone except Him, the unexplainable being or creature who seems to follow the dark and haunted him since birth.
More powerful and dangerous than anything Hassan can even imagine, Hassan can barely tell his dreams from reality and his fear of the being makes him deplore sleeping and the dark.
Who or what is this being? Will Hassan and his abilities be enough to stand up to and overpower Him, or will Hassan become victim to the being's extraordinary power...or simply the lack of sleep?
70 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2022
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July 8, 2022
The Libra was an interesting work of fiction written by Antia Banner. It discusses the life of a young Black boy's struggle with a monster he faces on a daily basis. However, there was not enough information to label this as a novel since it is only a short story of 75 pages. The conclusion leaves you hanging waiting for Part 2 which has not been published yet. I would not have purchased this book as I don't generally read short stories, but as a Goodreads winner on my Kindle, it was quite interesting. Thank you, GOODREADS for the opportunity to read this short Kindle story.
April 26, 2022
Mysterious
I received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway. It is a beautiful story centered around Hassan, a brilliant young man from a family torn apart. It is a beautiful and mysterious story. Well worth a read!
I received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway. It is a beautiful story centered around Hassan, a brilliant young man from a family torn apart. It is a beautiful and mysterious story. Well worth a read!
June 21, 2022
Good start
This is only a part one...not an entire book.i thought it was thought provoking and flowed well. The style reminded me of Neil gaiman . I hope to finish this amazing tale. It also reminds me of the yellow demon of supernatural.
This is only a part one...not an entire book.i thought it was thought provoking and flowed well. The style reminded me of Neil gaiman . I hope to finish this amazing tale. It also reminds me of the yellow demon of supernatural.
August 15, 2022
A short story that starts off strong and stays entertaining until the end of the story. This is a great start to a new series. A thrill read that made me want to read more and learn more about this new world.
Disclaimer: I received a review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Disclaimer: I received a review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
December 27, 2022
American author Antia Banner is best known for her Vampira novels but the terror here is of a different kind. The Gardners are black and poor but very very proud, living in a New Jersey town which is predominantly black but riddled with white crime.
From the moment of his birth, under a full moon, Hassan is different. He sees and hears things that no-one else does. His night terrors come every night and sleep becomes his enemy.
The author explores what it is to be different in a world full of stereotypes through glimpses of a dark, supernatural entity
From the moment of his birth, under a full moon, Hassan is different. He sees and hears things that no-one else does. His night terrors come every night and sleep becomes his enemy.
The author explores what it is to be different in a world full of stereotypes through glimpses of a dark, supernatural entity
May 12, 2022
This book needed another pass through the proofreader's hands before being published. The lack of editing was very distracting. The writing was very basic. I suspect (but didn't confirm) that this is a first novel.
That being said, it was a fairly good tale if a bit 'ghost story' for my liking.
That being said, it was a fairly good tale if a bit 'ghost story' for my liking.
March 31, 2023
I received a copy of this ebook in a Goodreads giveaway.
This isn’t the type of thing I would usually read but it kept me intrigued and interested the whole time.
This isn’t the type of thing I would usually read but it kept me intrigued and interested the whole time.
October 1, 2023
This book is a fun, quick read. Hassan is a popular student whom all the girls in class adore. He’s smart and kind and seems to have it all. He even has the gift to hear other people’s thoughts. But Hassan also has a darkness that torments him, leaving him battered and confused. I really enjoyed this story and can’t wait for the next book to come out!
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