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Firstly, I would like to thank Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for the invitation to join the blog tour for Million Eyes, and author C R Berry for a free digital copy of his book to review.
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The blurb:
How do you fight an enemy who has a million eyes?
What if we’re living in an alternate timeline? What if the car crash that killed Princess Diana, the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower, and the shooting of King William II weren’t supposed to happen?
Ex-history teacher Gregory Ferro finds evidence that a cabal of time travellers is responsible for several key events in our history. These events all seem to hinge on a dry textbook published in 1995, referenced in a history book written in 1977 and mentioned in a letter to Edward III in 1348.
Ferro teams up with down-on-her-luck graduate Jennifer Larson to get to the truth and discover the relevance of a book that seems to defy the arrow of time. But the time travellers are watching closely. Soon the duo are targeted by assassins willing to rewrite history to bury them.
Million Eyes is a fast-paced conspiracy thriller about power, corruption and destiny.
Sci-Fi
Time Travel
My thoughts:
I just had to sign on for this tour. The blurb made me curious. It refers to well-known individuals in history, and got me wondering about where this story would take me before I'd even downloaded the book. The story is interesting, well-planned and executed, and I was hooked from the start.
I followed Gregory Ferro & Jennifer Larson's time lines avidly. These are the central characters; the ones trying to thwart Million Eyes plans. Their lives are at risk when Million Eyes becomes aware of their interference, and the pair realise they can trust no one.
The first half of the book shows us the time line as experienced by Ferro & Larson, and the second half reveals the story from the point of view of Million Eyes operatives; answering the questions I wanted to ask whilst reading the first part.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, but wasn't expecting it to end on a cliffhanger. I had hoped all the loose ends would be neatly tied up, but that was prior to learning that this is book one of a trilogy.
I now have a copy ofMillion Eye: Extra Time to read, which adds a bit of context to this story, but eagerly await the publication of the other books in this series.
| Author Bio – C R Berry |
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 C.R. Berry caught the writing bug at the tender age of four and has never recovered. His earliest stories were filled with witches, monsters, evil headteachers, Disney characters and the occasional Dalek. He realised pretty quickly that his favourite characters were usually the villains. He wonders if that’s what led him to become a criminal lawyer. It’s certainly why he’s taken to writing conspiracy thrillers, where the baddies are numerous and everywhere. After a few years getting a more rounded view of human nature’s darker side, he quit lawyering and turned to writing full-time. He now works as a freelance copywriter and novelist and blogs about conspiracy theories, time travel and otherworldly weirdness. He was shortlisted in the 2018 Grindstone Literary International Novel Competition and has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Storgy, Dark Tales, Theme of Absence and Suspense Magazine. He was also shortlisted in the Aeon Award Contest, highly commended by Writers’ Forum, and won second prize in the inaugural To Hull and Back Humorous Short Story Competition. He grew up in Farnborough, Hampshire, a town he says has as much character as a broccoli. He’s since moved to the “much more interesting and charming” Haslemere in Surrey. |
| Social Media Links – | |
| Web site | https://crberryauthor.wordpress.com/ |
| Million Eyes | http://millioneyes.co.uk/ |
| Gregory Ferro | https://gregoryferro.home.blog/ |
| Facebook Author Page | https://www.facebook.com/CRBerry1/ |
| X | https://twitter.com/CRBerry1 |
Thank you so much for your review! Great to have you on the tour. I'm glad you enjoyed "Million Eyes" and really hope you enjoy "Million Eyes: Extra Time" too. Am working on "Million Eyes II" as we speak, so don't worry - all the loose ends are heading somewhere... :)
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