Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Rarity from the
Hollow
Subtitle: (Lacy Dawn
Adventure #1)
Author:
Robert Eggleton
Genre: Science Fiction
Part of a series? Yes?
Order in series: 1
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53466095-rarity-from-the-hollow
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
This book tackles PTSD, child abuse and
sexual abuse and a science-fiction solution to the problem. Lacy Dawn is a
young teenager who turns from victim to saviour of her family and the universe.
What
I liked about the book:
How a young girl has the strength to rise above
adversities.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
I enjoyed the entire book
My
favourite bits in the book:
How Lacy’s parents become better people who
believe in themselves again.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
I enjoyed the entire book.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
This is the first book I’ve read by this
author. Although it states it’s #1, I’m not aware of any sequels in existence.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
This is a good science-fiction story tackling
some troubling problems.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Maybe |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like science-fiction, this may be the book
for you.
I’m
looking forward to reading more by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
Lacy Dawn's father relives the never-ending
Gulf War, her mother's teeth are rotting out, and her best friend is murdered
by the meanest daddy on Earth. Life in the hollow is hard. She has one
advantage - an android was inserted into her life and is working with her to
cure her parents. He wants something in exchange. It's up to her to save the
Universe. Lacy Dawn doesn't mind saving the universe, but her family and
friends come first.
An award winning adult social science fiction
novel filled with tragedy, comedy, and satire that raises funds to help abused
children.
About
the Author:
Robert
Eggleton has served as a children's advocate in an impoverished state for over
forty years. He is best known locally for his nonfiction: investigative reports
about children’s programs, most of which were published by the West Virginia
Supreme Court. Today, he is a retired children's psychotherapist from a mental
health center in Charleston, West Virginia, where he specialized in helping
victims cope with and overcome physical and sexual abuse, and other mental
health concerns.
Two
of Eggleton's poems were published in the 1970s and another won first place in
2015 international poetry competition managed by the WSC Science Fiction &
Fantasy Club/WillyCon. His debut novel, Rarity from the Hollow, was named one
of five best reads in 2015 by a Codices, has been awarded Gold Medals by
Awesome Indies and Readers' Favorite. Eggleton's short stories have appeared in
magazines.
Author
proceeds from Rarity from the Hollow are donated to a child abuse prevention
program operated by Children’s Home Society of West Virginia.
http://www.childhswv.org/ Robert continues to write adult literary science
fiction with new adventures based on his work in the field of children's
service. The overall theme of his stories remains victimization to empowerment.
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