The Book Dragon was given a copy of The Black Parade by Kyoko M, directly from the Author via the Voracious Readers Website in exchange for an honest review.
The Black Parade is “a panorama fantasy perfect for escapism.”
Charged with the task of assisting a hundred roaming souls to cross over from Earth to the afterlife as retribution for killing a man. Jordan is an anti-social strong, witty, woman of Spanish and African American heritage with a viper’s tongue. She is also a waitress that happens to be a kick-ass seer. The story integrates archangels Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel, making elements reminiscent of the TV show and film “Ghost Whisper & Constantine”. Hence, readers of Jim Butcher novels will promptly get attracted to this. Jordan has met the hundredth soul, a rock musician named Michael who happens to be a poltergeist who can’t remember anything about himself. Solving his death puts her in a fight against ferocious arch demon Belial, who won’t rest until he takes her soul and she becomes his slave. Jordan must rescue Michael and save her soul to get retribution, or she would be sent to hell with all her efforts to waste.
Kyoko’s writing style is an engaging storytelling artistry with an excellent premise that promises to be addictive. The conspiracy characterization of Jordan’s amusing banter and sexual innuendos with the Archangel might prove disappointing to readers, murdering promising impressions in an episodic array of clichés.
This is a book of escapism that let panorama readers escape into the world of religious fantasy with ambiguous ideology. However, it fails to motivate readers to take its intentions significant, or envision it into reality.
I award, The Black Parade, 4 stars.
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