Today on my blog I’m sharing my review of The Path Keeper by N J Simmonds. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series. Below you will find the book cover and description followed by my review.
The Path Keeper N J Simmonds Book Description
What if our lives were mapped out before birth? Does anyone have the power to change their destiny?
Ella hates London. She misses her old life in Spain and is struggling to get over her past—until she meets Zac. He’s always loved her but isn’t meant to be part of her story. Not this time. Not ever. Little does she know that his secret is the one thing that will tear them apart and force her to live in a world that no longer makes sense. A world full of danger, lies and magic.
The Path Keeper is a passionate tale of first loves, second chances and the invisible threads that bind us. Can love ever be stronger than fate?
The Path Keeper N J Simmonds – My Review
I finished this book late Friday night and I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I first noticed this book on Facebook. I can’t remember whether it was the author or a fan who had posted about it, but when I read that it was a story about angels, I immediately requested it from Netgalley. It sounded exactly like my kind of book. I wasn’t wrong.
When I was about to start it, I added it to my Goodreads list, and I noticed a number of 1-star reviews. My initial reaction was Ah no, I hope this isn’t rubbish. I am one of those people who read reviews, especially the negative ones, and then the look inside feature on Amazon if I am going to buy it. I’m glad I only skimmed the negatives on Goodreads, and they were followed by loads of 5-star reviews. I didn’t read them.
I have to be honest, I have no idea why this book has 1-star reviews. Different readers with different tastes, I guess. For me the writing was fluid. The characters are well developed, there are no editing issues, and the plot is excellent.
Anyway, on to my review. As I’ve said, the writing is great, the storyline is something different, and I really liked the characters. The main character is Ella, she’s 19, and the story revolves around her falling for Zac, an angel. But this book is so much more than. I loved the chapters with Dolly and Evie. This was Ella’s previous life. The dialogue and character descriptions here were spot on and I felt as if I were in London during the war. There were other reincarnations too, and everything linked and formed the story. Sebastian was the creep of the story and boy was he written well. He makes my skin crawl just even typing his name in my review. He’s Ella’s stepbrother. I wasn’t sure about Ella’s mother Felicity, but her storyline made so much sense as the plot unfolded.
There was so much to love about this book. I loved the historical elements, I loved the chapters on different lives, and I loved how everything came full circle. It was brilliantly written and I’m looking forward to reading book 2 to see what happens next for Ella and Zac.
The Path Keeper is available now in ebook and paperback formats, and I hope like me, you’ll ignore the negative comments and give it a read. If you enjoy forbidden romance, angels, past lives, and a story filled with angst, you’ll love this one.
Until next time,
Keep reading and writing,
Amanda
Amanda J Evans is an award-winning Irish author and writing coach. Amanda writes adult romance that often crosses into paranormal and fantasy. Growing up with heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, her stories centre on good versus evil with a splice of love and magic thrown in too. Her books have all won awards and her novella, Hear Me Cry, won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018. Amanda is also the author of Surviving Suicide: A Memoir from Those Death Left Behind, published in 2012.
