The Restorer The Sword of Lyric Book 1 edition by Sharon Hinck Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Soccer mom in our world. Promised deliverer in another.
Susan Mitchell thought she was an ordinary homemaker.
She was wrong.
Pulled through a portal into another world, she finds a desperate nation waiting for a promised Restorer.
While she struggles to adapt to a foreign culture, she tackles an enemy that is poisoning the minds of the people, uncovers a corrupt ruling Council, and embraces a profound spiritual journey.
Will this adventure demand her life? Can she find a way back to her family? She has always longed to do something important for God, but can she fill this role?
The Restorer The Sword of Lyric Book 1 edition by Sharon Hinck Religion Spirituality eBooks
Wow! A fantasy that is neither a romance nor a coming-of-age story. The protagonist is a grown woman like me, happily married, not falling in love with anyone in the alternate universe into which she has been thrust. When I saw the title, I assumed the restorer would be a messianic figure, but no, she is more like an Old Testament judge, sent to rescue the people from their oppressors and call them back to “the Verses,” much like our scriptures. I love the way Susan must rely on verses she memorized as a child (motivation for me to pay more attention to Scripture memory), and her faith is deepened by being thrust into a situation where God appears to have abandoned her. Rhusicans whisper lies that poison people’s thinking, but they cannot be entirely blamed because those lies build on doubts and evil the seeds of which are already in the person being poisoned.Unbelievers will probably not enjoy this book; they simply won’t understand it; but I found it far more theologically astute than the average Christian fiction, and it’s a heck of a good story very well told.
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The Restorer The Sword of Lyric Book 1 edition by Sharon Hinck Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
Okay. I can cut to the chase real quick. If you like the premise of this book series – “other worlds sci-fi” – then Sharon Hinck might well become one of your favorites. Her writing is solid, decently paced, and sometimes quite poetic. This debut volume is a professional piece of work, and as a born-again believer, I found the Christian element to be appealing. But any reader’s appreciation of “The Restorer” is going to hinge on enjoying the genre itself. Be forewarned that buyers apparently need to read the entire quartet of books for it to really make sense; this first book gets to a certain point and simply . . . stops.
For me – and I honestly regret it – this particular category of sci-fi simply isn’t that compelling. As George Costanza would say, “It’s not you [Sharon]; it’s me.” But if you get into it, here are 2,000 pages you’re going to really appreciate.
3.5 stars.
I really wish I could give this book a better review. Sharon Hinck had a fantastic foundation, and maybe the other books are better - I haven't read them yet - but this one . . . just not quite up to par.
What I liked I am a huge fan of time travel. That aspect of this book was very creative and not cliche despite the "prophecy" of a Restorer, which is way overused in portal fantasy.
What I disliked The plot was flat. Undeveloped. Yes, there were some twists, yes, it was well-written overall. But the plot suffered. If not for the incredible characters, I wouldn't have gotten three-quarters of the way through this book.
Plot - Two-dimensional at best
Dialog - Natural
Characters - Where do I start? I mean, here we have Tristan, a man who has endured so much hardship and has lost so much hope. He is at the top of the list of favorites, seriously! Then there's the MC, Susan. NO SPOLIERS ALLOWED, but . . . Her weakness is the story's strength. That's all I'll say.
Susan's husband, Mark. Well . . . He needed a little work, but not bad at all.
Kieran? Oh, man. Do we love him or hate him? I'll let you decide.
So, 3.5 stars. If the plot had been more developed, less predictable, and wrapped up better, I could have given this story four or five stars easily. The characters were the reason I kept on reading!
It took me a short bit to get into the Restorer. It think it was because I initially had a bit of difficulty connecting with Susan. Though I understood where she was coming from, she still aggravated me a bit through the first few chapters. Once she finally begins accepting that yes, she is in another world and not just watching some skilled actors playing out a part (Seriously, why do so many book characters always think this when they time travel/cross dimensions, even though all evidence often points to the contrary? It's getting ridiculous.) that I really began to like her. I began to see hintings of my own struggles in faith in her. Yet at the same time, the depth of her belief was humbling.
I totally loved Kieran, our ever-cranky cynic. The poor guy just can't seem to let himself trust. He makes an excellent contrast to Susan and Tristan, though I often wanted to smack him upside the head for his incredible stubbornness. I so want him to finally see the light.
The story world is not quite what I had expected. I was thinking more "medieval fantasy" but though this world did have elements of that, it was really more of a juxtaposition of historic and futuristic elements. There were fantasy riding animals called Lehkan, yet also unmanned vehicle transports, energy weapons opposite swords, and robes and armor alongside sweaters. You wouldn't think it would work, but somehow it does.
The elements of faith, trust, and surrender run deeply in The Restorer. The people of Lyric have always held true to the Verses, and as long as they have, their protection remains. Now they are beginning to stumble down the slippery slope away from everything they know to be true. Unless Susan can find a way to nudge them back toward the One, Destruction looms imminent.
Only Susan also is stumbling. She cannot truly step into her full potential until she gives it all up to God, or rather The One as he is called in Lyric. Kieran's lack of trust in both others and The One hindered him time and time again throughout what is only the beginning of his journey.
The Restorer is just the beginning to what promises to be an epic series. I'll be diving into the next three just as soon as they arrive!
Safety Rating
Romance Susan is married and there are some kisses and affection between her and her husband, along with one fade-to-black bedroom scene. nothing is shown.
Language clean
Drinking / Drugs the villain uses extremely painful truth-serum type drugs on a character during an interrogation scene.
Blood / Violence there is a good bit of violence in this book. Deaths by sword, torture, interrogations of an enemy's messenger, battles, stabbings, animal attack (offscreen), murder, assassination attempts, and an assortment of other minor wounds. The author does do a good job of keeping things tasteful and not showing much blood.
Other The enemy's sacrificing of children is mentioned briefly. I believe we will be seeing a lot more about this in book two when the story takes a trip to the country of Hazor. There is also a group called the Rhusicans who can toy with your mind and plant dangerous, even deadly, suggestions.
Wow! A fantasy that is neither a romance nor a coming-of-age story. The protagonist is a grown woman like me, happily married, not falling in love with anyone in the alternate universe into which she has been thrust. When I saw the title, I assumed the restorer would be a messianic figure, but no, she is more like an Old Testament judge, sent to rescue the people from their oppressors and call them back to “the Verses,” much like our scriptures. I love the way Susan must rely on verses she memorized as a child (motivation for me to pay more attention to Scripture memory), and her faith is deepened by being thrust into a situation where God appears to have abandoned her. Rhusicans whisper lies that poison people’s thinking, but they cannot be entirely blamed because those lies build on doubts and evil the seeds of which are already in the person being poisoned.
Unbelievers will probably not enjoy this book; they simply won’t understand it; but I found it far more theologically astute than the average Christian fiction, and it’s a heck of a good story very well told.
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