The Antithesis by T.L. Whiteman

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"Beautifully written, the beginning of a great novel. "

Currently, I’ve read three of the four chapters that are up in this serialized novel. A new chapter is being published every Friday. The story so far follows two characters, Alezair and Leid, as they travel through different time periods. Alezair is infatuated with the mysterious Leid after their first meeting during a battle in 1180 A.D era Jerusalem. From there he finds her again but this time during the Sengoku period of Japan. Once again both characters are engaged in battle but so much more is happening as the writer develops the characters and mystery that surrounds both of them. The writer’s ability to describe action sequences is some of the best I’ve read. Historical events paired with this descriptive writing style, I get a sense of being transported to where the characters are as Alezair works to undercover clues about himself and why he keeps running into Leid during history altering events. I think this is a big clue for where the story is heading as in Chapter Three we get to sit down with Leid in a modern day club. The chapter leaves us hanging as Alezair convinces Leid to tell him what exactly she is. As Leid says, “Just remember, you asked.” I can’t help but grab Alezair’s hand and jump head first into whatever Leid has in store for us.

As for the layout of the blog, I’ve read the other reviewer’s comment about not liking the white text on black background. I actually prefer reading things on my computer screen in this format. My iPhone Kindle application is configured the same exact way. It’s easier on my eyes for some reason. It all comes down to preference really.

I’d like to thank the author for a wonderful start to a book that I’ll be inserting into my busy schedule. Now I’m off to find out what is in store for Alezair as I begin Chapter Four.

Thanks, Charlie

Rating: 9 / 10