Book Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: AVENGING ANGEL
Subtitle: Love and Death in
Old Brooklyn
Author:
Charles S. Isaacs
Genre: Fiction
Part of a series?
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60638217-avenging-angel
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 4/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
When 12-year-old Cassandra is gangraped at
her own home by 3 men from the KKK, she vows to take revenge. Her behaviour causes
concerns for her dad, and she is enrolled in a community scheme which promotes
discipline through martial arts.
Years later, she takes her revenge and goes
hunting at night for would-be predators.
An unlikely romance between the black woman
and a white Italian retired cop, a friendship with a white young woman she saved
and plans to better the world. A great story.
What
I liked about the book:
The book was action-filled and didn’t shy
away from subjects like gangrape, racism, interracial relationships, and
domestic abuse.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
The book was enjoyable in its entirety.
My
favourite bits in the book:
Where Cassie takes more positive actions for
the future.
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 and he left room for a next in the series to come out.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
It has a mixture of other books, but is
unique in its approach.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Yes |
|
AdultYes |
If
you like action and mystery, this book may
be the book for you.
I
look forward to reading more books by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
A
riveting tale of revenge, survival and redemption, wrapped around an unlikely
love story and set against an urban backdrop corrupted by violence against
women and racism.
Following
a racially motivated rape by three Ku Klux Klansmen, 12-year-old Cassandra
Monroe vows revenge. After eight years of training, now a strikingly beautiful
assassin, she accomplishes her mission.
Her
campaign continues with solitary walks through dark city streets, hoping to be
assaulted by men with bad intentions. Those entrapped by her spider’s web pay
dearly for their efforts.
Surrounded
by white men one night, she’s rescued by Mike Borelli, an Italian-American
passerby. A stormy up-and-down relationship ensues. Ultimately, as her rage
matures into purposeful action, and as he begins to see the world through her
eyes, they become a team.
Along
the way, they encounter serial killers, wife-beaters, actual and would-be
rapists, gangsters, crooked cops, a kidnapper and a pedophile priest, as well
as numerous women in desperate need of their help. Beneath all the action,
though, is the blossoming of a most unusual love story.
About
the Author:
Charles
S. Isaacs has been a schoolteacher, college professor, social activist,
community organizer, real estate consultant, gambler, storyteller, bad golfer
and occasional journalist.
His
undergraduate studies were in Mathematics (LIU-Brooklyn), after which he
attended the University of Chicago Law School. His later graduate work was in
the Social Sciences, earning an M.A. (New School for Social Research) and a
Ph.D. (The Union Institute & University).
His
published work encompasses fiction, poetry and award-winning non-fiction. He
lives in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley.
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