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Forty Days Neima Ark Book 1 eBook Stephanie Parent

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Forty Days Neima Ark Book 1 eBook Stephanie Parent

Growing up in a Christian school, I'm very familiar with the story of Noah's Ark. I've heard it too many different ways to remember, but none were like Forty Days. The author has taken a well known story and turned it into some kind of awesome, exciting, historical, apocalyptic tale. Despite my upbringing, I would not consider myself a religious person at all. I have to say that you definitely don't need to be religious to enjoy this one! The author also includes a very well written Author's Note that explains the context in which she's writing the story, and a note on how she chooses to capitalize "God." She handles it all very respectfully.

Neima and her family are not exactly looked upon with favor in their village. Her grandfather Noah has been building an ark since before she was born and their neighbors find it quite the eyesore. Noah has been determined a mad man, because he claims God spoke to him and instructed him to build this ark. Her grandfather's actions have left Neima almost friendless and without any marriage prospects except for her jackass of a cousin, Keenan. However, once the worst rain in history hits, perhaps Noah isn't so crazy?

Once we're on the ark with Neima and her family, the author doesn't spare us any of the more unpleasant details. I mean, this is an ancient ark, not a luxury cruise liner. Motion sickness hits the family as well as the animals that they have stored, so things get messy very quickly. Life on the ark has caused Neima to consider the possibility that her grandfather's God is in fact the one God, but she has trouble coming to terms with the fact that he would destroy everyone but her family. She's also on edge because she feels like someone is watching her, and she wants to avoid Keenan at all costs. Luckily, she's good with a knife.

I really enjoyed Forty Days. Even though I knew it would abruptly end, as the story is split into two books, I was still shocked to reach the end. I was completely engrossed in the story, and the ending is quite a major cliffhanger. I do have hope that everything will work out, but who knows, since the author has completely re-imagined this classic tale!

*Disclaimer: I received this book from the author for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.


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Forty Days Neima Ark Book 1 eBook Stephanie Parent Reviews

Review

Protagonist Neima begins this book looking down on her grandfather for his crazy theory that the world will be destroyed in a massive flood and that he built a massive ark to survive it. Honestly there isn't all that much character development for her in this first book, mainly she wards off the advances of her cousin and tends to some of the animals she's befriended on the ark. Though she lacks sufficient development I didn't actually care because the writing surrounding her character was just that good. It was easy to get lost in Neima's personality and her personal drama as the flood approaches.

Romance There is a love triangle in this book, and while it may not seem like it at first, due to the fact that the romance was sidelined until much later in the book, it's there subtly throughout. In the beginning it seems as though Neima's cousin Kenaan is a kind and compassionate person and though I knew he'd be part of the love triangle once Neima points out her mother wants them to be engaged, I thought and hoped he'd be a great side to the equation and be more or less equal to the other side. That is not the case however, as early on in the book Kenaan shows his true scumbag, pigheaded colors. It was sad to see such potential for a great love interest go to waste. The other love interest, however is a good guy. He's kind to Neima when the others in her village are not and doesn't blame her for the ramblings of her grandfather like the other villagers also do.

World-Building I would also call this section "Biblical Accuracy" since that's kind of what I'm going to talk about. On the Goodreads page, in the summary of the book it says, "Readers looking for a traditional, religiously oriented version of the Noah's Ark story should be warned that FORTY DAYS may not appeal to them. The novel will, however, appeal to lovers of apocalyptic fiction, historical fiction, and romance, as well as anyone who's ever dreamed of having a baby elephant as a pet." This could not be more true. Going into this I had yet to read, or had forgotten reading that and was expecting a story more biblically accurate, being a Christian I was sort of hoping for it. However, I got over it pretty fast and learned to enjoy this more "realistic" version of Noah's Ark.

Predictability Since this book is so short it's hard to have that level of foreshadowing that a longer book would have. That being said when there were twists they weren't the kind that I saw coming, even when I probably should have. There weren't too many twists, actually the only one I can really think of happens in the end and is actually the giant cliffhanger.

Ending There was a giant cliffhanger to this tale and while I admire the attempt to shock and stun reader's with it's enormity it felt a bit forced. The way it came about kind of progressed naturally, but the last chapter or so seemed kind of like one giant push to the finish and with so much happening at once it was hard to see this ending as realistic.

Rating

This book was a great reinterpretation of the the story of Noah's Ark. However, the ending felt a bit rushed and with it's short size I feel as though combining this book with the next and final one would have made for a great standalone whereas just this one alone was slow to start and had a rushed ending.
Growing up in a Christian school, I'm very familiar with the story of Noah's Ark. I've heard it too many different ways to remember, but none were like Forty Days. The author has taken a well known story and turned it into some kind of awesome, exciting, historical, apocalyptic tale. Despite my upbringing, I would not consider myself a religious person at all. I have to say that you definitely don't need to be religious to enjoy this one! The author also includes a very well written Author's Note that explains the context in which she's writing the story, and a note on how she chooses to capitalize "God." She handles it all very respectfully.

Neima and her family are not exactly looked upon with favor in their village. Her grandfather Noah has been building an ark since before she was born and their neighbors find it quite the eyesore. Noah has been determined a mad man, because he claims God spoke to him and instructed him to build this ark. Her grandfather's actions have left Neima almost friendless and without any marriage prospects except for her jackass of a cousin, Keenan. However, once the worst rain in history hits, perhaps Noah isn't so crazy?

Once we're on the ark with Neima and her family, the author doesn't spare us any of the more unpleasant details. I mean, this is an ancient ark, not a luxury cruise liner. Motion sickness hits the family as well as the animals that they have stored, so things get messy very quickly. Life on the ark has caused Neima to consider the possibility that her grandfather's God is in fact the one God, but she has trouble coming to terms with the fact that he would destroy everyone but her family. She's also on edge because she feels like someone is watching her, and she wants to avoid Keenan at all costs. Luckily, she's good with a knife.

I really enjoyed Forty Days. Even though I knew it would abruptly end, as the story is split into two books, I was still shocked to reach the end. I was completely engrossed in the story, and the ending is quite a major cliffhanger. I do have hope that everything will work out, but who knows, since the author has completely re-imagined this classic tale!

*Disclaimer I received this book from the author for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.